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There's an interesting push-down effect to all this. The trajectory seems to be that people on the social spectrum between super-rich and offline luddites will end up being reclusive, socially stunted incels, hooked on more and more artificial porn from an earlier and earlier age.

This is kind of interesting as a modern correction to the, uh, "overproduction of elites". I'm not sure it's any better or less likely to bite us in the ass than was, e.g. sending the second son off to a crusade or a monastery.

I don't see it as shooting oneself in the foot, I see it as documenting the state of present technology for the benefit of the future. In ten years, we'll be glad that people published not only the strengths but also the weaknesses of their work. The bathos is temporary.

Normally I'd agree with you, but the porn industry isn't known for high fidelity with fantasy fulfillment.