Thoughts
listening to: My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay
wishes for: sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep
mood:

There is something called consent. There is also something called "an age of maturity". There are a lot of porn and sex sites over the net that actually require you to be of age-- either 18 or 21, depending on which country you're living in. But let's face it. When it comes to porn, sex and other same topics, everyone has owned, heard of and seen them. Those who claim not to are in denial. Most people who do admit that they do are of legal age and beyond. Think about it. The only reason why younger teenagers acquire their porn is through older people who get them from the net and sell them to the youth. But that's another story.

When porn isn't enough, people turn to cybersex to "quench" their thirsts. People who engage in this activity might say that it's okay since there's no actual penetration happening, but a lot of other people see it as immoral. But what exactly is morality? Times change and the views of people on morality and the like change as well. What might be immoral before might not be moral today. People would say that there should be laws against cybersex, that people should be stopped, but how can you? The internet is so huge, and a lot of people can bypass even the strongest of firewalls. Even if you do put up laws against it, a lot of people would still be able to do it (An example of this is illegal distribution of licensed material over the web.) No, laws won't be able to stop this. Some people would also say that we need a clear mind on the topic. To see it in all views before giving judgement. Yes, this is true. A lot of misconceptions and stereotypes have already formed, and a lot of them come from the internet. Come in a chatroom and you see people dirty talking each other, but if you know them very well, the dirty talking is just a part of their everyday joking around. Come into a forum where they discuss the occult, tell them that what they're doing is bad, and you're instantly flamed. Yes, an open mind is always the best option.

Although, open minds won't exactly fix the problem. Sure we'll get a better view of the problem at hand, and it might also help us figure out a way to fix the problem, but solutions to problems don't always end up right. Trial and error is needed, but in this case? No, that method will only bring things to a worse situation. As I said before, there is something called 'consent' and an 'age of maturity'. It's different in a lot of people; it's not constant. People do things because they KNOW that they can handle the responsibility for it.

We can't take away all that porn and cyber sex off the net. We know that. And if people engage in those activities just so that they can sustain their family... Why not give them an alternative instead? Stop strangling the minimum pay of workers; increase it. Give the people something better to do. Next thing you know, cyber sex would be unheard of.