07-05-2013, 02:08
Thoughtful response from Mido to my rushed and probably not very clear post but in the scale of things addiction to Babechannels are very low down the list of societies problems. The good that Babechannels do far outweighs the small number of abuses by the irresponsible.
There are a very small number of people who have a poor grip on reality and have a genuine addiction. If they were prevented from excessive use of babechannels they would spend their time and money on sex chat lines, other premium rate services, pole dancers, web chat, masseurs or even casino croupiers. In extreme cases they might even try and buy up every copy of "career damaging" porn mag or DVD.
The fundamental problem is not that there is a service taking money off them but that they are so disconnected from reality (and their own families) that they are willing to put in far more time and money than they can afford. They turn off their critical facilities and believe ridiculous stories because they want to.
Some people do all sorts of stupid things, falling for Nigerian email scams, email romance scams, gambling, erotic dancers, croupiers, scatchcard salesgirls, etc. The real problem is not what is being offered for sale but the person who turns off their mental antivirus system and do things even they must know are S-T-O-O-P-I-D.
As other people have said, a small number of people have problems with alcohol and gambling.
Industry specific systems that prevent people from running up huge bills ringing babe channels would not stop the exact same people going elsewhere. A more useful solution would be independent of any specific industry. The big problem is how to get the sufferer to refer themselves before running up huge debts.
At times I pass through areas with beggars. Some are obvious substance abusers but others have more plausible tales of woe. I would easily be drawn into shelling out £20 a day, and so could someone younger and more naive. No industry specific system is going to prevent that.
As for Scottishblokes point, surely the problem is that Babechannels almost deliver so we watch them all night hoping for a repeat of that finger touching clunge, waiting for a slightly different camera angle that never happens and hoping a bit slips out. If restraints were removed from Babechannels we could, um, achieve fulfilment and get to bed much earlier.
There are a very small number of people who have a poor grip on reality and have a genuine addiction. If they were prevented from excessive use of babechannels they would spend their time and money on sex chat lines, other premium rate services, pole dancers, web chat, masseurs or even casino croupiers. In extreme cases they might even try and buy up every copy of "career damaging" porn mag or DVD.
The fundamental problem is not that there is a service taking money off them but that they are so disconnected from reality (and their own families) that they are willing to put in far more time and money than they can afford. They turn off their critical facilities and believe ridiculous stories because they want to.
Some people do all sorts of stupid things, falling for Nigerian email scams, email romance scams, gambling, erotic dancers, croupiers, scatchcard salesgirls, etc. The real problem is not what is being offered for sale but the person who turns off their mental antivirus system and do things even they must know are S-T-O-O-P-I-D.
As other people have said, a small number of people have problems with alcohol and gambling.
Industry specific systems that prevent people from running up huge bills ringing babe channels would not stop the exact same people going elsewhere. A more useful solution would be independent of any specific industry. The big problem is how to get the sufferer to refer themselves before running up huge debts.
At times I pass through areas with beggars. Some are obvious substance abusers but others have more plausible tales of woe. I would easily be drawn into shelling out £20 a day, and so could someone younger and more naive. No industry specific system is going to prevent that.
As for Scottishblokes point, surely the problem is that Babechannels almost deliver so we watch them all night hoping for a repeat of that finger touching clunge, waiting for a slightly different camera angle that never happens and hoping a bit slips out. If restraints were removed from Babechannels we could, um, achieve fulfilment and get to bed much earlier.