The Guttenberg Press is considered one of the greatest inventions ever. With it came the ability to print and distribute material efficiently, and cost effectively.
A little known fact about the Guttenberg Press is that while the very first thing printed on it was the bible, the next thing to be printed was… pornography. Well pornography at least in the sense back then. There were printed engraved pictures depicting different sexual positions.
As Cullen reminds us, it is the software that drives technology and progress and sex is almost always at the forefront when we’re talking about new technology and progressive ideology.
Before it was even considered acceptable in film, there was inter-racial and gay pornography. The pornography industry has always been at the forefront of pushing the envelope and it’s that kind of daring sense of adventure and exploration that has allowed to carry every medium that has tried to integrate it.
Pornography, as an industry has seen phenomenal success throughout history and is only struggling now because of piracy issues and the distributors still have no figured out the best way to monetize their content.
But for the time being, if you’re creeped out by the idea of pornography, that’s fine and understandable but you can still celebrate pornography for it is the ultimate form of software driving hardware.
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