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title: ""I started down the path to lolicon because I wanted to answer a…"
date: 2017-11-18
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships shared a link.
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# "I started down the path to lolicon because I wanted to answer a…

*November 18, 2017 · Facebook*

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[https://medium.com/@EthanZ/mastodon-is-big-in-japan-the-reason-why-is-uncomfortable-684c036498e5](https://medium.com/@EthanZ/mastodon-is-big-in-japan-the-reason-why-is-uncomfortable-684c036498e5){target="_blank"}
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\"I started down the path to lolicon because I wanted to answer a simple question: was Mastodon growing as fast as it was back in April, and if so, why wasn't I seeing more friends on the service? The answer seems to be that Mastodon continues to grow, but a major engine of its growth is Japanese erotica. And while I can see the headlines now --- "Japanese Child Porn Powers Decentralized Publishing" --- let's be clear: this is exactly what decentralized publishing is good for.\
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The appeal of decentralized publishing is that it makes it possible to create online communities that operate under all sorts of different rulesets. If Twitter doesn't find lolicon acceptable, lolicon fans can create their own online community with their own rules.\"\
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[https://medium.com/@EthanZ/mastodon-is-big-in-japan-the-reason-why-is-uncomfortable-684c036498e5](https://medium.com/@EthanZ/mastodon-is-big-in-japan-the-reason-why-is-uncomfortable-684c036498e5){target="_blank"}
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