I can see we're going to go around and around here.

The point of those arguments is to say, the benefit of a thing is not dependent on the results being absolute.

As for the government and laws surrounding pornography, they didn't ban it. They put age requirements in place and as a distributor of pornography, they're required to distribute responsibly. This is no different than the age requirements around drinking or smoking. The distributor is required to do so responsibily.

If you're unwilling to card, then you receive a fine. Every gas station knows this. No one complains about liberty because their kids aren't allowed in the bar or aren't allowed to buy cigarettes.

Minors are not allowed in strip clubs and they aren't allowed to buy nude mags. The legislature is saying, "hey online porn industry, clean it up. You need to start distributing your stuff responsibly like every other distributor of pornography or you will be fined".

Pornhub decided that it's too big of a burden to do so. So they pulled out of the state. Good riddance. 🤷‍♂️

Does it stop those who are hellbent on watching porn? No. It doesn't, so what are you crying about?