You specifically said "better place." There are lots of men's magazines and will be lots more. What made Playboy different was not the articles, liberal or otherwise, nor the style nor the culture, but the "tasteful" photos. If they had simply been photos of beautiful women, you would not feel the need to qualify them as "tasteful." You have to add that qualifier because the unique addition of Playboy was the nudity.
So I am back to my question. How does the publication of photos of nude women, tasteful or otherwise, make the world a better place?
Shalom.
Do you really have to ask 'How do photos of naked women make the world a better place??'