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Writing a story and having to make my characters not want to have sex because of the existence of an unrelated industry outside the context of their universe.

Striking out any gambling references in my stories because of the rise of online gambling.

Then I realize I’ve stupidly written scenes where my characters eat, having forgotten like a stupid hack how many restaurants there are in the real world.

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Dude, there’s a difference between romance and full-on extended sex scenes. Fade to black and get on with the plot.

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The sex scenes that most mainstream dramas have traditionally had are brief and not explicit.

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And also not necessary. You don’t need to see two people fucking to know they’re in love. I assume you don’t need to see your friends fucking to understand that they met someone they’re really into.

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Uhh… some boob first, then fade to black.

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If that’s an example of your writing, you’ve got much larger problems, my friend

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Do you characters take big stinky poops? Because that’s a real thing too. Do they pop pimples on their body or on their partners? The list goes on. There’s an audience for everything, but it’s pretty obvious sex isn’t as much of a driver for movies anymore.

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Sex is an important part of one’s life, bowel movements aren’t. (Hopefully)

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Bowel movements are a vastly more important part of one’s life.

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In what respect? I feel confident in saying many if not most people take some pleasure in a good poop. Perhaps not as much as having sex but the point remains in a critical part of life.

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