In the past, I've fallen firmly in the camp that paying for porn is ridiculous. There's so much free stuff out there, why would you possibly pay? However, being a bitcoin enthusiast, I have been trying to support businesses that accept bitcoin. Last night, as I started to feel the need to fap, I decided to combine my love of naked ladies with my love of bitcoin.
After reading about it in the news, I had bookmarked met-art's bitcoin site:
http://www.metartnetwork.com/bitcoin/ (NSFW). So, I went there and decided to sign up for ALS Scan. The sign up process was all relatively easy. You just enter your email address, they redirect you to bitpay, and then you pay $15 worth of BTC. Finally, they email you a username and password, and a minute later you're in.
I do wish that an email address wasn't required, and I wish they didn't just email you a plaintext username and password. But, in the end, I can't really complain too much, because it was way easier than entering a credit card and worrying about recurring charges and identity theft.
Once I was in, I was happier than a fat kid in a candy shop! It was way better than any free site I've ever been to. All their content was well organized. There were no annoying pre-roll ads or popups. All the videos were watchable right on the website in HD, and were downloadable for offline use as well. All the picture sets had downloadable zips as well.
Ultimately, I am a very happy customer. I really hope more porn sites start accepting BTC, because I can definitely see myself becoming a paying porn watcher again, as long as I don't have to risk giving up my personal details.
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