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To be fair, all things which eventually and inevitably serve as a detrimental element upon the collective society begin within the microcosmic sector of any given society. They begin as a fringe "fetish", a subculture, etc. They begin as something that upon initial assessment, appears to be something entirely harmless to society so long as whatever that something may be remains between "consenting adults" and so the mantra goes. The harsh reality is a bit more grim and convoluted.
Every subculture, fetish and other deviancy that has found its formative roots confined among a small, negligible circle of people; A year passes, then three... then ten and this deviancy is suddenly a widespread phenomena that is making headlines in the media and gaining numbers among the general populace. Twenty years later, said deviancy finds itself as an entirely acceptable "norm" among the populace.
What appears to hurt no one upon first glance, eventually grows tentacles with the help of various external factors and extends outward into society, thus eventually contributing to further social and moral decay.
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