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Two things: First: As a society, we should really examine the kind of impact internet porn is having on the lives of our young men. There is a growing body of
by jcromartie 15y ago
Two things:
First: As a society, we should really examine the kind of impact internet porn is having on the lives of our young men. There is a growing body of knowledge around porn-induced ED in 20-somethings, among other myriad ways it negatively impacts the health and productivity of individuals and relationships.
Second: Who actually saves porn anymore?
(EDIT: it's not a "huge body of knowledge"... yet, it's growing)
- slig 15y agoTheir copy says that they scan for it also in the browser's history.
- shin_lao 15y agoIt scans for cookies and history as well.
- bitops 15y agoWhat is ED?
- rglullis 15y agoErectile dysfunction.
- CWuestefeld 15y agoSorry for the tangent, but why does this word get a "y" in the "dys", when any other "dis" word is spelled with an "i": disturb, disrespect, discombobulate, disconcerting, etc.
- bitops 15y agoDifferent root - think dysphoria.
- noahc 15y agoDys means "abnormal" or "bad" or even "impaired" Dis means "without" or "lacking" Dysfunction in this case means 'impaired function' as opposed to 'lacking function'.
- maw 15y agoWhat bitops and noahc said. See http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=dys-&allowed_in_frame=0 http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=dys-&allowed_in... and http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=dis-&allowed_in_frame=0 http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=dis-&allowed_in....
- mithaler 15y agoI'm curious now: do you have citations for the "growing body of knowledge around porn-induced ED in 20-somethings"? I don't mean to undermine your point, I'm just interested in hearing more.
- roc 15y agoI would also be extremely curious to see those citations. Because time and again, sociological "research" that attempts to show porn as bad winds up being exposed as the worst kind of science, when it's even remotely related to science to begin with. I don't like to be so biased based on my (dis)agreement with a study's conclusions. But in the case of porn research, it just so often winds up being about as close to relevant as "Reefer Madness" is to the effects of drug use.
- jcromartie 15y agoIt's not impossible to gather objective data on the impacts of internet porn use.
- jarek 15y agoSo it's been gathered, right?
- a-priori 15y agoThere is a huge and growing body of knowledge around porn-induced ED in 20-somethings, among other myriad ways it negatively impacts the health and productivity of individuals and relationships. Source?
- drivebyacct2 15y agoAs a society, we need to be less obsessed with being everyone's parents. (edit: not that I want my parents monitoring my porn intake either, frankly)
- theBobMcCormick 15y agoI'd like to see some references to this supposed "growing body of knowledge", because it sounds like the kind of complete BS put out by anti-porn religious zealots. As a society we need to move past this ridiculous idea that the enjoyment of sex, including sexual fantasization and pornography, are something to be ashamed of or feared. Sex and porn are normal parts of a healthy, adult sexuality.
- jcromartie 15y ago> ... porn [is a normal part] of a healthy, adult sexuality This is the kind of statement that should really be carefully evaluated. Smoking was "normal" once, too, along with many other unsavory bits of culture we have now moved on from. See: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cupids-poisoned-arrow/201107/porn-induced-sexual-dysfunction-is-growing-problem http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cupids-poisoned-arrow/20...
- 5hoom 15y agoI followed your link and could not find any studies cited in the article that back up the claims made (not saying there aren't any, just that I couldn't find any in the article). Most of it hinges on a self reported survey conducted once in Italy. Basically, show some solid evidence. Otherwise it would seem that you are taking a moral position on this, not a scientific one.
- theBobMcCormick 15y agoI think the the "normalcy" of smoking is much more similar to how the suppression and shaming of normal sexuality was, until relatively recently, the norm in modern western civilization. IMHO, the article you linked to is about as enlightening as an article saying that overindulgence in cakes and cookies is harmful. Well duh! In normal, moderate consumption both cakes, cookies, and porn are completely normal and healthy.
- _delirium 15y agoA lot of the research, at least that I'm familiar with, actually comes a bit more from the left, generally pro-sex but skeptical of (at least some kinds of) porn, with the arguments being that porn tends to promote unrealistic expectations and a certain sort of attitude towards women, which get in the way of forming healthy real-world sexual relationships. I'm not sure how solid any of the conclusions are, though, and I don't know what the ED research would be referring to. Here's one (slightly dated) meta-analysis that does find some association with aggression, especially following watching porn that involves violence: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-2958.1995.tb00368.x/abstract http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-2958.1995....
- Lambent_Cactus 15y ago"a huge and growing body of knowledge" ... Laydeez
- itmag 15y agoI suspect you are referring to this: http://yourbrainonporn.com/ http://yourbrainonporn.com/
- vacri 15y agoIt's not a one-way street through - access to porn also reduces sexual violence. It also helps people get over the 'shame' of having a body. Some people like the taboo of 'private parts', some people don't, and my personal opinion is that taboos for taboo's sake are pointless and should be squashed.