Quote Originally Posted by XXXWriterDude View Post
This is true, Squirt. But as anyone in the business knows, there is also a lot of informalness as well. Trade shows, for instance, where a good portion of the business is conducted during webmaster parties and over cocktails, or where sex shows are being filmed during gatherings and whatnot. The fact that sex is involved in business at all constitutes a level of informal behavior, because, let's be honest, sex was never meant to be commoditized or turned into a "business."

There are many different ways of running a business. I may not be a webmaster, but I've been involved in enough businesses to know that every business owner runs his or her business differently than the next business owner. Some are sticklers for what is traditionally deemed as "professionalism." Some are much more informal and laid-back.

What I reject is the notion that my own specific set of morals and ethics should be defined or dictated to me by others whose opinions I don't agree with. I think it's actually very possible to mix business with pleasure and still operate within a very strict coda of professionalism, but I leave it up to me and me alone to define what that is.
Everyone knows sex is a commodity. People have always traded sex for things :drunk: and who's dictating to you what your morals and ethics should be? Who's said there is only one way to run a business? Who said there isn't sex at the trade shows?

My point is that while there are aspects of the business that are fun and informal, being successful entails a lot of formalities and professionalism on the back end.