I'd imagine the main reason (not the only reason) for not doing porn — in essence getting paid to get laid — is the fear that it would somehow come back to haunt you. You could be shut out of more accepted lines of work should your career fizzle, and god knows what your kids will go through.
This is why most of us don't mind mirrors but are leery of cameras. It's the whole permanence of the thing. One you're in, you're in for life. All for what almost assuredly would be a short career in the industry, amounting to a take of $50,000-$100,000 at even successful levels. Not nearly enough, in my opinion.
Alyssa Milano, Tara Reid and Nicole Eggert could be waiting for me in my bedroom, but if a cameraman is with them I'm outta there.
Then I read in Business 2.0's article on the success of Vivid Entertainment that Jenna Jameson, the adult industry's most successful performer ever, rakes in $15 million a year. Now we're talking Fuck You Money, and that really changes the landscape of how much consideration you give to what others think.
I don't know about that whole money-doesn't-buy-happiness bullshit. I've seen a lot of homeless guys and they don't look too happy, either. With the bread Jameson makes, she's afforded a lot of freedom. Gimme that kind of coin and bring Alyssa, Tara and Nicole right back in the joint. One could buy a 10-bedroom mansion so far away you'll never hear the cries of the moral police. And the satisfaction of knowing that your money was funded by a lot of regular folk.
Other News Links:
• Dial 'P' For Porn — TIME Europe examines whether mobile-phone pornography be the wireless industry's dirty little secret. I wouldn't bet against it.
• Why Your Life Is Worth $5 Million — Slate puts a price tag on your head, calculated in part by assessing insurance fees.
• Animal 'Fart Tax' Puts Wind Up New Zealand Farmers — Get those guys a Gary's Papaya and watch the taxes double.
• Show Us Your Tats — Slate report on GoldenPalace.com's new ad strategy: sponsoring streakers.
Fifteen million a year? Hell, I would do it for my present salary. And I only work part time. It has gotta be more fun than being a tax accountant.
Posted by PeeWee at June 24, 2003 10:22 AMWell, now that I am gonna make a career change, I had better get crackin'.
Now I just have to come up with my porn name.