This may be more of an “out of the loop” thing, but I’m new to this site and I’m noticing that lemmy.world seems surprisingly bereft of any substantial NSFW content. I’m surprised! Isn’t the adage that porn motivates technological progress?

What’s even more surprising is that the NSFW instance seems brand spanking new.

Is there some code-of-conduct thing which has prevented NSFW community growth? Or is it just a demographic thing where there wasn’t much/any demand until the Reddit exodus?

  • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 year ago
    1. I’ve heard that adage about the porn industry pushing innovation, but I’m not sure it’s entirely true. Like, I believe “the world standardized on VHS because the porn industry did” is outright false.
    2. Hosting porn brings down a whole load of legal scrutiny onto your service. In some places in the world it’s outright illegal or the effort it takes to do it within the law is so great that it’s not worth doing. Several instances don’t want to even attempt it. Instances that do probably need to specialize in the kind of attention that sort of hosting requires.
    • ccunix@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      The porn/VHS thing is a bit of an urban myth. Top Gun was the first blockbuster only released on VHS and had more effect than porn.

      Anecdotally, my sister and I persuaded our dad to buy a VHS so we could have Top Gun.

        • ccunix@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          1 year ago

          You want to say porn is what allowed Blu-ray to beat out HD-DVD?

          I doubt it. By the time that format war arrived the internet was well and truly established, so I reckon the vast majority of NSFW content was consumed with no physical media.

          Another reason would have been Xbox Vs PlayStation. The Xbox 360 had an HD-DVD as an optional extra, compared to the PS3 including Blu-ray as standard. Which was going to win?

          The porn industry’s influence is vastly overrated.