Patrick Huang

…aders’ voices instead of investing in building a community of contributing readers and journalists. Damaging the ties with your audience is the last thing one should do, yet it seems to be every publisher’s strategy at the moment.

But you’re older now, more likely to find them on purpose, and less likely to talk to me about them when you do. So while I still have your attention, before you’re too old to hug me in front of your friends, let’s talk some more about pornography.

I don’t love the way our conservative culture talks about porn, but I am certainly not advocating for it. There are plenty of practical reasons you might choose to avoid porn. The porn industry tends to exploit its performers. It depicts women, in particular, as mere objects for sexual gratification. It distorts reality and wastes time.