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I'm not trying to take any kind of side here, but I just wanted to raise this curious point: Within the span of a few years, and for well over a decade now, we'
by 13of40 4y ago
I'm not trying to take any kind of side here, but I just wanted to raise this curious point: Within the span of a few years, and for well over a decade now, we've gone from porn being a few old magazines in your uncle's closet to something any anonymous person with an internet connection can binge-watch 24/7 for the rest of their life. If it has a bad impact on society, that should have been amplified by several orders of magnitude by now, and that impact should be plainly visible for anyone to see. Is it?
- throw_pm23 4y agoThis is a level-headed point, and I appreciate that you acknowledge the changing nature of porn, which some commenters in the thread deny, saying that it has "always been there". Are the effects on society visible? Maybe yes. How do we know that it is unrelated to the epidemics in depression, social isolation, reduction in physical/social activity of young adults, etc. Maybe it is completely unrelated. But before pushing something so radical and artificial on everyone (as you say, possible 24/7 binge on porn) shouldn't the burden of proof that it is not harmful be on those pushing it? Also, significant number of people report porn-addiction and decreased personal quality of life due to it. If this is the self-assessment of so many people, how can it be dismissed? The track record of other types of superstimulation at a society level (e.g. sugary food, drugs) is not good.