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Preaching posts like yours are more dangerous than whatever excess porn consumption may do to people's brains.

by beebeepka 5y ago

r0b05 5y ago
I don't expect everyone to get it but if my insight helps a few people then it's worth sharing.
- syops 5y ago
  I suspect that many of the people responding haven't read any research into the topic.
- haswell 5y ago
  What insight, specifically? You make big claims with no citation, and when asked for more info, you dismiss those questions. If you’re interested in helping others understand the insights you claim to have, bring some details to the table! I’m pretty curious about the topic, and this is an inquisitive community in general. Unfortunately, the way you’ve presented your position is not helpful, especially for a group that tends to demand scientific proof or at least a well formed hypothesis.
  - r0b05 5y ago
    Forget about the porn for a moment. Read it first as online habits programming the mind. When you visit certain websites, the content and algorithms tend to program the user's mind. You can see it with Facebook influencing politics and such. TikTok, etc. Now bring in the porn websites and you will realise how it programs the user's mind in a similar way. Eg. After some time, some people will exhibit cuckold, submission/domination, incest behaviour in real life. Some will look at an older woman and not see a mother but a milf. Hope you get the point. I don't have any scientific proof but I used to be a porn user myself. You are welcome to research the subject further if you are interested. Referring back to the parent comment, as the stimulation of vanilla porn becomes boring, the user will need to watch more and more hyper stimulating material. Not dissimilar from a drug user. Some lose the interest in regular real life sex altogether or need to incorporate their porn habits into it. I don't mean to generalize so if you don't think it applies to you then move on, but if you are interested in self improvement then tread these waters carefully.
k__ 5y ago
True. While I think that the porn industry has inherent problems and some people get addicted to it. For me its preachers like GP that are doing our society a great disservice by moralizing and putting perfectly normal humam behaviors down as "perversion".
- beebeepka 5y ago
  Exactly. People shouldn't be free to do things rusty cans don't approve because our society is at stake here! There's only one solution to each problem and it's what this wise, moral person is selling because if it works for them, then it's the only possible truth.
Spooky23 5y ago
It’s acceptable to have a position or opinion, civilly stated. Any of the common “vices” like gambling, porn, Skinner box games, some drugs are difficult for people to manage. That dopamine hit burns behavioral pathways into the brain and is tough to undo.
- beebeepka 5y ago
  Apparently everyone is exactly the same and the only people whose lives haven't been ruined buy these vices, as you call them, are the ones who haven't tried them. I am done here
  - Spooky23 5y ago
    Not sure why you have a hang up about this. I enjoy drinking alcohol and have no issues with it, but that doesn’t mean acknowledging that alcoholism is a thing is a problem or some judgemental act.
    - haswell 5y ago
      The potential downsides associated alcohol consumption are well understood, and this understanding has permeated most societies. The same cannot be said for porn consumption. While studies exist, this is not a well understood topic, and big claims are going to be met with skepticism and demands for evidence.
      - Spooky23 5y ago
        That makes sense, as alcohol use and abuse has been with us for a millennia or more. The internet is a tad bit newer. If you look, you will find plenty of inquiry, debate and research into the topic.
- angrais 5y ago
  Why are you (and others in this thread) grouping porn with drugs and gambling? To me, this does not make any sense. Watching porn is not a bad thing. Obviously, if you're talking about addiction then perhaps, but do you think people are addicted to porn (on average) to the extent others are to those other vices? Likewise, gambling and drugs impact you both physically and mentally, whereas the evidence for porn's impact on either is questionable at best.

Preaching posts like yours are more dangerous than whatever excess porn consumption may do to people's brains.

r0b05 5y ago

I don't expect everyone to get it but if my insight helps a few people then it's worth sharing.

syops 5y ago
I suspect that many of the people responding haven't read any research into the topic.
haswell 5y ago
What insight, specifically? You make big claims with no citation, and when asked for more info, you dismiss those questions. If you’re interested in helping others understand the insights you claim to have, bring some details to the table! I’m pretty curious about the topic, and this is an inquisitive community in general. Unfortunately, the way you’ve presented your position is not helpful, especially for a group that tends to demand scientific proof or at least a well formed hypothesis.
- r0b05 5y ago
  Forget about the porn for a moment. Read it first as online habits programming the mind. When you visit certain websites, the content and algorithms tend to program the user's mind. You can see it with Facebook influencing politics and such. TikTok, etc. Now bring in the porn websites and you will realise how it programs the user's mind in a similar way. Eg. After some time, some people will exhibit cuckold, submission/domination, incest behaviour in real life. Some will look at an older woman and not see a mother but a milf. Hope you get the point. I don't have any scientific proof but I used to be a porn user myself. You are welcome to research the subject further if you are interested. Referring back to the parent comment, as the stimulation of vanilla porn becomes boring, the user will need to watch more and more hyper stimulating material. Not dissimilar from a drug user. Some lose the interest in regular real life sex altogether or need to incorporate their porn habits into it. I don't mean to generalize so if you don't think it applies to you then move on, but if you are interested in self improvement then tread these waters carefully.

k__ 5y ago

True. While I think that the porn industry has inherent problems and some people get addicted to it. For me its preachers like GP that are doing our society a great disservice by moralizing and putting perfectly normal humam behaviors down as "perversion".

beebeepka 5y ago
Exactly. People shouldn't be free to do things rusty cans don't approve because our society is at stake here! There's only one solution to each problem and it's what this wise, moral person is selling because if it works for them, then it's the only possible truth.

Spooky23 5y ago

It’s acceptable to have a position or opinion, civilly stated. Any of the common “vices” like gambling, porn, Skinner box games, some drugs are difficult for people to manage. That dopamine hit burns behavioral pathways into the brain and is tough to undo.

beebeepka 5y ago
Apparently everyone is exactly the same and the only people whose lives haven't been ruined buy these vices, as you call them, are the ones who haven't tried them. I am done here
- Spooky23 5y ago
  Not sure why you have a hang up about this. I enjoy drinking alcohol and have no issues with it, but that doesn’t mean acknowledging that alcoholism is a thing is a problem or some judgemental act.
  - haswell 5y ago
    The potential downsides associated alcohol consumption are well understood, and this understanding has permeated most societies. The same cannot be said for porn consumption. While studies exist, this is not a well understood topic, and big claims are going to be met with skepticism and demands for evidence.
    - Spooky23 5y ago
      That makes sense, as alcohol use and abuse has been with us for a millennia or more. The internet is a tad bit newer. If you look, you will find plenty of inquiry, debate and research into the topic.
angrais 5y ago
Why are you (and others in this thread) grouping porn with drugs and gambling? To me, this does not make any sense. Watching porn is not a bad thing. Obviously, if you're talking about addiction then perhaps, but do you think people are addicted to porn (on average) to the extent others are to those other vices? Likewise, gambling and drugs impact you both physically and mentally, whereas the evidence for porn's impact on either is questionable at best.