[Adult] Sex industry and other things

[elainevdw]

Originally Posted by Michael Chui

So, to recap on what we have learned so far: sexually open and progressive cultures such as ancient Greece have given the West almost all of its civilizing aspects, whereas sexually repressive cultures like late Rome have given us the Dark Ages.

LOL ... well put. I am so storing that line away in my brain for future use.

[Michael Chui]

Originally Posted by elainevdw

LOL ... well put. I am so storing that line away in my brain for future use.

I should warn that that's an overgeneralization, but you'd need a much, much more in-depth knowledge of history and historical cultures for any kind of nuance. It's certainly more accurate than the reverse.

[agnostic]

Originally Posted by elainevdw

LOL ... well put. I am so storing that line away in my brain for future use.

Yeah, I saved that article. It makes a really important point.
Thanks Michael for linking to it.