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Originally Posted by Connor
Let's be honest, that's just an excuse for freeloaders to feel better about what they're doing. Porn is worth something too... it costs to produce it, the girls have to get paid at the very least, there's equipment to buy, there's demand for the product, etc., yet people still take what they can get for free more often than pay for it. It's why so many people here are complaining about the $300 badge now for a three day event -- that wouldn't have happened in 2003, for example, when porn sales were higher. Either enough people see the big picture, or they can instead choose to think of themselves as clever freeloaders and watch as all the show organizers move on to other things.
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Let me preface this by saying again that I did buy a badge, but I do see Fuzebox's point. It's not just that the economy was doing better in 2003, but in 2003 Internext was a different animal- a huge show floor at the Sands convention center, a prime location on the strip, and tons of attendees. Since then the show has slimmed down considerably in what it is and what it has to offer, but the price of admission has stayed the same- that's an issue.
I don't think AVN is going to go away, I still love the Miami show and I want to see them do well, but I do think they face some considerable challanges moving forward for Vegas. IMHO something needs to change.
