Red Mosquito

We should test legalized sex work in one state and see how it goes.

Well it's legal over here, and I'm having the time of my life

Let’s all have sex with each other.

BurtReynolds wrote:

spike wrote:Should anything be illegal?

No way! But then again I don't have to pretend that sucking dick for money is respectable, dignified work either, or that the industrialization of sex won't have massive consequences that none of us really know about.

is it appropriate to talk about slippery slopes?

Ms Harmless wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

spike wrote:Should anything be illegal?

No way! But then again I don't have to pretend that sucking dick for money is respectable, dignified work either, or that the industrialization of sex won't have massive consequences that none of us really know about.

is it appropriate to talk about slippery slopes?

Cartman voice - "If we save her, I'm going to take off her pants and play Slip 'N Slide"

BurtReynolds wrote:

spike wrote:Should anything be illegal?

No way! But then again I don't have to pretend that sucking dick for money is respectable, dignified work either, or that the industrialization of sex won't have massive consequences that none of us really know about.

Would surely be a brave new world

none of us really know...

Do I need a resume?

Is sucking a dick undignified? Or is it the act of getting paid?

How many!?

McParadigm wrote:Is sucking a dick undignified? Or is it the act of getting paid?

Both are undignified, but since when does a job have to be dignified?

It's reductive nonsense to pretend that sex isn't unique amoung human activities.

That's why it's worth so much money.

Such a weird discussion.

The people who don't like markets: it's just another market transaction!

The person in the discussion who most supports markets: this specific trade can't be allowed!

4/5 wrote:Such a weird discussion.

The people who don't like markets: it's just another market transaction!

The person in the discussion who most supports markets: this specific trade can't be allowed!

I suppose if you hate markets, you don't see the difference in this and other markets. They all suck.

If you support unregulated markets, you're full of shit, and this discussion shines a light on that.

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B wrote:

4/5 wrote:Such a weird discussion.

The people who don't like markets: it's just another market transaction!

The person in the discussion who most supports markets: this specific trade can't be allowed!

I suppose if you hate markets, you don't see the difference in this and other markets. They all suck.

If you support unregulated markets, you're full of shit, and this discussion shines a light on that.

Well, virtually nobody actually supports unregulated markets, including people who support markets being as free as possible.

And if you think that all markets suck, then so be it I suppose. But the next question should be, In comparison to what? This isn't the thread for this obviously, but again even the biggest proponents of markets don't claim that they are perfect, but rather that they are preferable other methods of making decisions and allocating scarce resources.

B wrote:

4/5 wrote:Such a weird discussion.

The people who don't like markets: it's just another market transaction!

The person in the discussion who most supports markets: this specific trade can't be allowed!

I suppose if you hate markets, you don't see the difference in this and other markets. They all suck.

If you support unregulated markets, you're full of shit, and this discussion shines a light on that.

yeah this

I'm not pretending that legalising sex work will upend, dismantle and change the system as we know it; whoever thought that was putting words in my mouth

all I'm saying is that as long as the market is how it is, let sex workers participate and benefit from the legal protections enjoyed by the rest of the market

changing the system is a different, more meta discussion

4/5 wrote:

B wrote:

4/5 wrote:Such a weird discussion.

The people who don't like markets: it's just another market transaction!

The person in the discussion who most supports markets: this specific trade can't be allowed!

I suppose if you hate markets, you don't see the difference in this and other markets. They all suck.

If you support unregulated markets, you're full of shit, and this discussion shines a light on that.

Well, virtually nobody actually supports unregulated markets, including people who support markets being as free as possible.

And if you think that all markets suck, then so be it I suppose. But the next question should be, In comparison to what? This isn't the thread for this obviously, but again even the biggest proponents of markets don't claim that they are perfect, but rather that they are preferable other methods of making decisions and allocating scarce resources.

resources aren't scarce, though; they're distributed unfairly

B wrote:That's why it's worth so much money.

It's only worth so much money because supply is constrained relative to demand. Release the supply and you'll get:

4/5 wrote:Such a weird discussion.

The people who don't like markets: it's just another market transaction!

The person in the discussion who most supports markets: this specific trade can't be allowed!

The 13th Amendment agrees with this.