Average life expectancy of a pornstar - Page 5

**ubu_roi** · June 24th, 2012, 08:08 PM

Hmm...I believe it was Mark Twain who said "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."

**TCO95** · June 24th, 2012, 08:42 PM

The reasons people do porn are as varied as the performers. Some are already drug addicts or alcoholics when they start. Others have mental problems. Some people are in big need of money. A few performers have claimed they were forced to enter the business. When you are starting out behind the eight ball it doesn't take much to convince you to just chuck it all. So if you have a few deaths and combine it with a small sample size its not hard to skew the numbers to fit your agenda.

Compared to industries of similar risk the porn industry is no more dangerous or self destructive than any other. Check out the deaths in professional sport the last few years. Young people earning more money per season than they could ever spend and yet the suicide / death rate has never been higher. So would it be fair to say playing a sport, earnings millions, being adored and idolized leads to suicide?

**rotobott** · June 24th, 2012, 08:44 PM

If you think about it porn with named actors started in the seventies, mostly young people who statistically should still be alive, therefore all deaths so far are premature, we will have to wait and see what happens to the 99.99% who are still alive, before anybody can come up with any conclusions

natas777 · June 24th, 2012, 09:29 PM

That the author includes Joe D'Amato as a porn star, when he was a director, shows the lack of research in his article.

**steamjon** · June 26th, 2012, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mal Hombre

Or Rock stars come to that.....

Suicide bombers tends to be a poor vocation choice. I have yet to see one live to be a 100

Ditto81 · June 28th, 2012, 08:02 AM

As I stated before, many Pornstars shine Bright young and die fast. Yes many tend to die young. Those who live past 50 should be given a medal and worlwide recognition.

SalopeFan · December 23rd, 2018, 12:15 AM

Literally hundreds of thousands of people alive in Europe and North America today have been in porn or other aspects of the sex industry. A vast majority (I'd wager something over 80%) of them give it up after a brief flirtation. Of the remaining 20% who make it a long-term career/lifestyle, only a fraction come to an untimely end.

June 24th, 2012, 08:08 PM	#41
ubu_roi Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Northeastern USA Posts: 3,962 Thanks: 83,135 Thanked 43,794 Times in 3,958 Posts	Hmm...I believe it was Mark Twain who said "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." __________________ Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder

June 24th, 2012, 08:42 PM	#42
TCO95 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: This member is not allowed in your country. Posts: 5,176 Thanks: 47,615 Thanked 64,804 Times in 5,130 Posts	The reasons people do porn are as varied as the performers. Some are already drug addicts or alcoholics when they start. Others have mental problems. Some people are in big need of money. A few performers have claimed they were forced to enter the business. When you are starting out behind the eight ball it doesn't take much to convince you to just chuck it all. So if you have a few deaths and combine it with a small sample size its not hard to skew the numbers to fit your agenda. Compared to industries of similar risk the porn industry is no more dangerous or self destructive than any other. Check out the deaths in professional sport the last few years. Young people earning more money per season than they could ever spend and yet the suicide / death rate has never been higher. So would it be fair to say playing a sport, earnings millions, being adored and idolized leads to suicide?

June 24th, 2012, 08:44 PM	#43
rotobott Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 32,111 Thanks: 174,790 Thanked 634,656 Times in 31,432 Posts	If you think about it porn with named actors started in the seventies, mostly young people who statistically should still be alive, therefore all deaths so far are premature, we will have to wait and see what happens to the 99.99% who are still alive, before anybody can come up with any conclusions

June 24th, 2012, 09:29 PM	#44
natas777 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 57 Thanks: 31 Thanked 497 Times in 55 Posts	That the author includes Joe D'Amato as a porn star, when he was a director, shows the lack of research in his article.

June 28th, 2012, 08:02 AM	#46
Ditto81 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 15 Thanks: 13 Thanked 55 Times in 13 Posts	As I stated before, many Pornstars shine Bright young and die fast. Yes many tend to die young. Those who live past 50 should be given a medal and worlwide recognition.

December 23rd, 2018, 12:15 AM	#47
SalopeFan Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 81 Thanks: 389 Thanked 1,248 Times in 75 Posts	Literally hundreds of thousands of people alive in Europe and North America today have been in porn or other aspects of the sex industry. A vast majority (I'd wager something over 80%) of them give it up after a brief flirtation. Of the remaining 20% who make it a long-term career/lifestyle, only a fraction come to an untimely end.