I really don't see any difference between this career and that of a prostitute.
And I've know of prostitutes who (at least seem) to have found meaning in satisfaction in that career, as well.
Note that that does not mean that aren't porn stars and prostitutes who were not coerced or pressured into that career. But by the same standard there are people who go into med school, who can't hack it and have breakdowns and even commit suicide.... Heck, I came within whispering distance of a nervous breakdown and thought of suicide almost ten years ago, mainly because I had pursued the career my family wanted me to and not what I was suited for.
Different people are suited for different courses in life. There are people who are well-suited -- perhaps even best-suited -- for lives centered on sex without commitment.
"And I've know of prostitutes who (at least seem) to have found meaning in satisfaction in that career, as well."
And what kind of meaning and satisfaction were they getting out of it I wonder?
"Note that that does not mean that aren't porn stars and prostitutes who were not coerced or pressured into that career. But by the same standard there are people who go into med school, who can't hack it and have breakdowns and even commit suicide.... "
But the field of medicine, itself, does not contribute to the breakdown of society. In fact, the field of medicine contributes to society and strengthens it.
It is possible that people get in over their heads while pursuing many different careers, and one would hope they would consider a career change versus suicide.
The field of prostitution does nothing to contribute - it corrupts.
It teaches men to look at women as a set of body parts to be bought instead of recognizing her as a human being with inherent dignity.
It teaches men to contribute to her self imposed degradation.
It usually empowers her pimp to keep her enslaved to him.
It damages and destroys marriages and other relationships.
It contributes to the spread of STD's - some of them deadly.
It encourages the corruption of young men.
Where is the meaning and fulfillment?
"Heck, I came within whispering distance of a nervous breakdown and thought of suicide almost ten years ago, mainly because I had pursued the career my family wanted me to and not what I was suited for."
I'm sorry to hear that and glad to see you decided to stick around even though I greatly disagree with you.
"Different people are suited for different courses in life. There are people who are well-suited -- perhaps even best-suited -- for lives centered on sex without commitment."
How sad for those people that their ony calling would be to corrupt others, spread disease, break up marriages, and become a slave to sex addicts.