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There is plenty of evidence of harm from porn usage, it hijacks the brain in a similar manner as hard core drugs. [0] The social consequences are pretty obviou

• saagarjha 6y ago
  I find it quite interesting that TED apparently felt it appropriate to include this disclaimer: > NOTE FROM TED: This talk contains several assertions that are not supported by academically respected studies in medicine and psychology. While some viewers might find advice provided in this talk to be helpful, please do not look to this talk for medical advice.
  • PKop 6y ago
    Yep. But one only needs to use common sense, personal experience, and perhaps some further investigation to realize his claims about the addictive nature, and the mechanism by which human reward mechanisms are triggered by infinitely variable porn supply, are stupidly obvious and self evident. Anyone trying to argue otherwise is likely an addict themselves or being disingenuous.
    • saagarjha 6y ago
      I'm sorry, but not providing any actual evidence to support your claim, then saying it's "common sense", "stupidly obvious and self evident", then calling anyone who even argues the point an addict or arguing in poor faith checks about every box in the "how to make it hard for people to actually continue a discussion with you in good faith" list.
      • PKop 6y ago
        How is it "poor faith"? I legitimately believe it to be true. Moreover, if one conducts the experiment on themselves, porn usage then no-fap...they would observe the effect themselves. Not ever attempting to do so then defending porn is itself a bad-faith argument. Many of these cultural type of debates have wider philosophical/political baggage that precludes and unbiased discussion. Often it just comes down to what one thinks of a certain thing... like that porn usage is degenerate and unhealthy. What would a study do to oppose that argument? Do you doubt that the researcher in the video found evidence of brain effects similar to narcotics? No matter what evidence was presented, TED would say the same thing as they have a political angle to defend.
        • SpicyLemonZest 6y ago
          It's poor faith because it means anyone engaging with you has to drag themselves through the mud, either silently accepting your characterization that they're an addict or posting a defensive disclaimer that they're totally not.
          • PKop 6y ago
            Sure.. maybe my point is I'm certainly not looking for a debate with someone that would deny it. I wouldn't view them as a serious person, because of the self evident nature of what we would be "debating"
            • sokoloff 6y ago
              If you don’t want to hear from someone who doesn’t agree with you, I agree you’re not looking for a debate. The word instead is preaching. (There’s not necessarily anything wrong with that, but it’s a quite different activity with a propensity to convince primarily people who already agree with you.)
• pjc50 6y ago
  This is the plot of Dr Strangelove.