What an interesting point, Curtis.

During my degree, i did some modules on the Philosophy of Mind, one of which focused on the notion of machine consciousness (in relation to the mind being seperate from the body, and the properties of the mind etc). This thread made me ponder some of this again. What i mean is...if you took what you're saying to the nth degree..does it even matter if another person is at the other end of the communications? There are already a number of online 'machines' that will speak back to you and 'learn', the more people they converse with..technically, they could be 24, 19, 104, whatever...weird. (whether they're actually 'subbing' to you is a whole other can of worms).

Another point i thought of when reading your post was in relation to when you say you (and others) would sometimes struggle to judge a womans age in real life, let alone online...then surely, if you stretched that arguement, it doesn't matter what age they are in real life either...?

Having said all that, i would generally agree that when people post ads for subs under a certain age, it is most likely based on a fantasy, because the persons age is never going to actually affect them..i would also question therefore whether it's actually true submission they are looking for, or, um, something else.

i'm rambling, i liked the thread, nuff said.

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Quote Originally Posted by BDSM_Tourguide
I refrained, though, because I might have gotten into trouble with the Personals forum mod.
Oh yeah, i hear she's a real bitch. And yeah, don't want to make complete asses of ourselves (well, any more than usual!) by reprimanding each other.