The Rule of First Adopters/Quotes
That's right; in a year when less than half of American households even had Internet access, there was already a fetish comic starring animals.
—Cracked.com, The 5 Circles of Baffling Web Comic Hell
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Any emergent technology succeeds if it provides new ways to rub one out--
—Fulvio Morsella[1], Punisher War Journal #1
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I guarantee that if a guy invents invisibility at midday, he'll be in the ladies' showers at the local leisure centre by one o' clock.
—Craig Charles
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Like nearly every other device capable of displaying an image, the slide projector was used for naughty pictures. The slide projector.
—James Lileks, Stagworld
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Based on my Tripod experience, I’d offer the hypothesis that any sufficiently advanced read/write technology will get used for two purposes: pornography and activism. Porn is a weak test for the success of participatory media - it’s like tapping a mike and asking, “Is it on?” If you’re not getting porn in your system, it doesn’t work. Activism is a stronger test - if activists are using your tools, it’s a pretty good indication that your tools are useful and usable.
—Ethan Zuckerman, The Cute Cat Theory of Digital Activism
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- ↑ child pornographer