This puppy ain't dying before I'm even finished IS IT???
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Originally Posted by SleazyDream
18. You mentioned that you hate industry politics? What do you consider "industry politics" and why do you hate them so much?
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Well that is kind of a tricky one, I'm sure everyone has their OWN ideas and definitions on what "politics" mean, But i will my best to explain as only I can lol.
When I first got into the ONLINE Adult industry I looked around and what I saw reminded me a lot like junior high, and sometimes, high school.
In the beginning when there was pretty much only "Condom Project" and Ynot's board I did not post on boards, I really did not see the point, I remember WAY more 'dick waving' and 'hero worship' then any real constructive threads about HOW to build your business,
Now, I'm SURE they WERE out there, But I did not have the time to wade through the much to find them lol
Little by little more and more boards popped up and by 2005 2006 it seemed like EVERYONE had a board lol.
What I figured out very quickly was
(and I'm sorry if YOU read this statement and say DUH!!!! BUT, in the beginning sponsors DID try to hide this A BIT) the boards really only cared about you IF and ONLY IF you
(A) Promoted Their Program
(B) Promoted Their Paying Advertisers
(C) Were some "Big Shot"
etc etc,
that was mighty politicy, now I didn't expect to show up to a land of hugs and kisses, BUT I DID expect to find SOME SORT of instruction, training or at the very least some general sense of comradery, and I did not find that.
Do you know WHY your not allowed to post links to other boards, or in some cases EVEN MENTION another board?
(Again no saying DUH! lol)
Because EVERYONE is too afraid of loosing ANY of their posters to another board (Like ANYONE really ONLY uses ONE BOARD LMAO) Again that too is politicy
Judging one NOT on their merrit or text BUT by their post count is not only stupid as fuck but also politicy
Flaming and bashing on 'noobs' is politicy AND down right retarded, who's to say that ANY of those noobs won't create "the next big thing" (granted it's highly doubtful now a days lol)
When a sponsor is caught down-right ass-fucking their affils and the threads are deleated and or posters banned THAT is politicy, by business standards THOSE are the threads that should be stickied (IF and only IF they can prove it) so that others don't get fucked as well.
another example is the fact that I do NOT go to shows, and I prolly never will, with what I do I just don't see the plus side of criss-crossing the country spending an arm and a leg each of my packages take me just about a month to make, and I only offer a limited number of licenses for them, does that make me any less a part of this industry? NO,
However there are those in this business who feel IF you don't go to shows then your not really a part of all this lol
I also consider the WAY we conduct our business is also politicy, but in a more broader sense, were in the business of selling sex, in every way shape or form we can, and by general consensuses by a common majority of people Sex is BAD, dirty, evil, a sin, immoral etc etc etc (unless it's for procreation with the lights off lol) now with that type of stigma comes a back alley mentality, and we took to that like a fish to water, and that also is a form of politics, If we are looked at as dirty scummy evil bastards, then why not just act that way.
Why not just lie cheat and steal to get what we want, and then when shit goes bad, blame someone else... politcs!
I ask you all who LIKES the politics of our business? honestly, there is nothing to like about it EVEN if your among the elite upper echelon of this business who are "filthy stinking rich" lol
I feel we could be much more productive (And even more profitable) if we loosened up a bit on our politics and the ways we conduct our business,
I think a lot of things need to be revamped AND adopted on an industry standard, This is another subject I could go on and on about, but I will stop here before I bore you to tears lol.
-Loki-