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> I'm pretty sure porn has prevented people from getting so sad and desperate that they are driven to abuse real people Pretty sure the opposite is true.
by _pmf_ 5y ago
> I'm pretty sure porn has prevented people from getting so sad and desperate that they are driven to abuse real people
Pretty sure the opposite is true.
- camjohnson26 5y agoTed Bundy claimed in his final interview extremely violent pornography desensitized him and made him start looking for stronger stimulation. I’m not sure how much you can trust his claims though.
- ggggtez 5y agoDon't even suggest it. Billions of people on earth consume pornography. If this theory was right, there should be billions of serial killers. And remember: in the 1970s, his "extreme pornography" would be something a lot more tame than you can pull up during your lunch hour today. Some people are just naturally ill-fit for living in society, and the fix in not policing pornography. The fix is mental health medicine and psychiatry.
- true_religion 5y agoAsking mad men to self diagnose the origins of their condition sounds like a bad idea. Even for normative people asking them how their fundamental morals changes would be usually be an unanswerable tar pit.
- CuriouslyC 5y agoI'd rather have an incel staying home and jerking off to porn than going out and trying to rufie a girl at a social gathering (or worse). Men without a sexual outlet become aggressive with or without porn.