Originally Posted by notinmybackyard

Everything I am saying below is only from my point of view. If I'm wrong.. I'm wrong and if I'm right I'm right. My comments here won't even pay for a cup of coffee.

Well I also think that the porn industry in america also made the big mistake of listening to the wrong people. I remember when the Internet started and suddenly anyone that looked at poor was getting a sympathetic ear.... Meaning very few people were taking the time to "qualify" who it was they were listening to. In short just because someone is a "consumer" of our product doesn't necessarily make them a "purchaser" of our product.

For me I only listen to 2 times of "consumers".

1. Customers who have purchased things from me in the past.
2. Potential customers... Meaning people with the money in their hands demonstrating a desire to buy.

If someone consumers my product but has never purchased my product and has absolutely no intention of ever paying for it... then to hell with them ! Why should I waste my time listening to them?

And this is where I think most american producers of porn made a big mistake. I look at the porn made in the 70s, 80s and early 90s and I would say most of it was great quality. But after the Internet took hold they started making videos that appealed to the mentalities of knuckle dragging misogynist idiots. Then before anyone knew it, the alienated their base purchaser and soon even the most loyal just stopped caring and buying.

Obviously we could discuss the downfall all night with all the mistakes that were made. But I think it's a dead issue and everyone should just focus on the future and how to win purchaser loyalty back.