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While I can completely understand that the passage of time and the advent of the internet has destroyed the playboy magazine business model I have to think that this change will be simply a case of two little two late.

 

Yes people might buy the magazine for its articles but let's face it there is a plethora of magazines out there with excellent writing and many also with scantily clad ladies... Playboy is a brand ... it has been marketed over the years as a lifestyle... for most of it's existance it was seen as that out there on the edge life style but now the fact is real life has actually pasted it by...

 

I would guess that based on my age I would be part of that "Playboy" generation every teenaged boy wanted to get his hands on a Playboy or Penthouse or Oui magazine but you know I have only actually purchased one playboy magazine in the last 20+ years (1997 December Danielle House from NL was centerfold) and I would bet that for today's youth the idea of looking for titillation in a paper magazine is unrealistic especially as most hold a devise in their hand that will allow them to access Internet porn for free.

 

I would speculate that this is the last day day day playboy empire.. and it will not survive much longer.

 

Hmmmm I wonder does that mean the box of really old ones in my basement will soon be worth more lolol

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Like others as a young teenager I sought a Playboy cache from either my father or a friends Dad. I had a friend whose Dad drew copies of the "Vargas girls" so he had a whole basement full from the 50s to the 70s :) - outstanding!

I have kept a few collectables myself but have not bought one since the early 2000s.

 

A sign of the changing times and social acceptability, the nude pinup was effectively dead IMO since the early to mid eighties when one could no longer display them in a place with public or employee access. Rightly so, however I did and do still enjoy in private.

 

Although some say it is the death of Playboy; the lifestyle will still exist and perhaps the "Playmates" will be more provocative with leaving something to the imagination. Afterall why do we enjoy lingerie for example. Good luck to the new format as I would hate the "Bunny" logo to die a slow death.

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