Did gas prices suck the life out of adult sites?

[ArtWilliams]

I was just finishing a blog entry and, as I sometimes do, I wanted to look up some info about the ladies in the scene. When I went to Google and after typing in their names I got the requisite tube and file sharing forum listings.

Having read this thread early this morning, I thought I would try and see how easy is was to get the scene I was flogging. Well, it was pretty easy. I joined the forum, replied thanks to the thread in question and was then given access to the file sharing site where the WMV file was located. Now, my free download is going to take over an hour to download but its free. No CCs, no money and if my experience is common -- no hassle!

I grew up in a world where you paid for things -- CDs, movies, etc. I've tried to instill that in my son. He said to me a month ago, "Dad, when I told a friend about a CD I'd bought, she looked at me like I was crazy. She said why would you buy something that you could get for free." I guess my point is, rightly or wrongly, most people will take free porn rather than pay for it.

Now, I am not saying you can't make a living at selling smut. Apparently, a lot are but the bar is being raised higher with each new tube and file sharing site.