#also im not trying to put you on blast by answering publicly they changed the mobile layout and idk how to answer privately

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I would like to point out that moral panics are specifically organized by groups in positions of powers, such as politicians. Some More News has a really good episode about how moral panics are manufactured by the right that I'd recommend! So it's not just an unavoidable cycle—we gotta get our grip on the throats of the people starting these moral panics purposefully. We can do it!

Iirc from that video its less that theyre intentionally organized and more like something that starts out of genuine fear of a perceived threat and is perpetuated by the people in power for whom its convenient, and thats where that cycle of fear -> legislature -> fear comes from. I think the anti-sex work moral panic can be kinda wrapped up under the same umbrella as tthe anti-queer moral panics, where the Real Fear being exploited is the fear of child sex abuse/trafficking, and its being perpetuated by lawmakers who want to criminalize sex work and queerness

Youre definitely right that the cycle can be broken but i think its important to acknowledge that these arent conspiracies being drawn up in some shadowy boardroom, these fears are being kept alive by scared conservative parents who think that porn causes degeneracy just as much as the lawmakers who want to punish sex workers