I won’t dwell on the subject much, this being a family newspaper and all, but if you ever get the urge to do some eye-opening sociology fieldwork, then get yourself a job in a porn store.
Think the giga-tera-petabytes of free cyberporn has killed off the neighborhood smut-peddling biz? No way. At least not while the boomers are still ’round. The once thriving business of video rental has been reduced, pretty much, to one very specialized sort of store, and they’re keeping afloat by selling or renting their hilariously skeevy wares to guys who look just like your dad.
I could tell you stories. But some things you gotta see for yourself. So seriously, find some work at one of these places, and stay as long as you can stand it. You’ll come away understanding humanity in a way otherwise impossible.
And just this bit of practical advice: never ever look at the security monitor.
