Ep. 7: A Leap of Faith (The Butterfly Effect)

One of the most sensitively portrayed discussions on the free porn issue.

Jon Ronson really pushes the boat out here and investigates the effects of the free porn industry with sensitivity and his trademark non judgemental skill. Thank you for educating me.

What a fascinating series

This was easily the best audible original I've listened to. Several of the others seem to be stringing out a non story into 8 episodes. This one was fascinating every time. And I learnt an awful lot too.

Disruptive Technology in Full Swing

This was an intelligent, enlightening and empathetic look at how an entire industry was transformed (destroyed in the case of pre-internet porn creators) as well as the players involved in it and the unforeseen (sometimes foolishly unforeseen) consequences of their involvement in an arena that many are hypocritical about (privately use but publicly denounce), but which almost always is viewed with scorn.
This is currently the largest digital disruption story of this digital transformation era, that does not get mainstream media attention. Very much worth listening to.

Excellent journalism and eye opening

What a fantastic series! Highly entertaining and eye opening. The way Jon and his team have got so many different aspects of the story is a credit to the way they work. Really enjoyed it.

Worth a listen

This series creates a multi faceted humanising view of the porn industry. I love the way Jon Ronson explores this topic.

Thought provoking

I really enjoyed this, it raised some interesting points. it was very entertaining, really sad in places but also really funny in places. would recommend.

Excellent story of how Porn changed our society

Would you listen to Ep. 7: A Leap of Faith (The Butterfly Effect) again? Why?

I actually listened to the entire audiobook twice, I am not going to review each part.
This starts with an interview with the guy who made porn available to all for free on the internet and how this has a knock-on effect that affects nearly everyone

What did you like best about this story?

the way Jon Ronson was able to set a fine timeline from the beginning to present day, it is so obvious when you see it laid out in front of you.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me glad that I had been born and grew up before the internet "took hold" how I had a "normal" adolescence and awakening to a sex life, I wasn't compared to the porn stars of the day as we didn't have this blanket access.

Any additional comments?

Jon Ronson has a very pleasant voice and the whole book was seemless.

brilliant

a great insight in the world of porn, very factual and personal and a variety of topics and stories. really enjoyed it