the whole nature of xpt "philosophical" debate seems to happen every month or so, and i always seem to get sucked into commenting. and i always say the same thing, so skip ahead if you know how this is going to go.

i agree that xpt is mean, bitter, and frequently unnecessary. there's certainly a herd mentality, meaning some people try way too hard to fit in with the pack. a lot of posters merely rehash other peoples ideas and jokes over and over again. most threads are overwhelmingly negative, meaning most industry people and especially the girls will not want to post here. but for all its flaws, xpt is still interesting and entertaining enough for me.

as to why someone would read xpt if they're not a big porn fan... i've never bought porn in my life, and outside of xpt, lib and myspace i have no knowledge of pornstars. i've never met a sex worker, even been to a strip club... and so i read xpt for the same reason i watch documentaries on deep sea crab fishing on discovery channel, or read novels set in medieval france- to learn about an interesting world which is very different from my life. plus people post pictures of titties and ass and rather occasionally feet. i enjoy the psychological aspects of peering into the minds of porn talent, producers and fans- and the posters who are none of those. if all i wanted was similarity in my life, i'd read pretentiousuniversitystudenttalk.com