A new but hostile land surface is created (new medium), deterring all but the hardiest forms of life - the pioneer species (site-makers) - with the most basic needs (such as profit) to exploit the only available resources (in this case, desperation).This belief does appear to be promoted by the adult industry itself with the result that a significant number of claims don't hold up to scrutiny.įor the scientifically inclined, this trope may be seen as the technological equivalent of the biological concept known as "Succession", which - in its most basic form - goes like so: ![]() (But not before the media and Moral Guardians get ahold of it and create a moral panic about all that " smut".) ![]() As more consumers can afford the medium, more non-adult content becomes available, until finally the adult material becomes a niche rather than the primary content available. This, in turn, will drive up demand, pushing the new medium into the mass market, where economies of scale come into play and make it affordable for increasing numbers of consumers. They will, of course, attempt to maximize their profits by flooding their customers with product. ![]() Supposedly, the first group of content providers to colonize a new medium once it becomes commercially viable will almost always be the producers of adult-oriented material - that is, pornography. Cracked, "5 Ways Porn Created the Modern World"
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