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I feel like use of porn is a symptom of isolation and lack of education/support structures. Fix those and people will be less vulnerable and addicted. The prob
by atleastoptimal 4y ago
I feel like use of porn is a symptom of isolation and lack of education/support structures. Fix those and people will be less vulnerable and addicted.
The problem is loneliness is stigmatized and porn creates a "safe haven" where people don't have to confront the challenging dullness and angst of their life. Kurt Vonnegut once said: "What do my science fiction stories have in common with pornography? Fantasies of an impossibly hospitable world, I’m told."
What is the solution, to just do what Utah and sexually repressed countries do, "Sorry no porn for you, it's in your best interest, I'm sure you will stop wanting it if we arbitrarily restrict it". It's not a solution and makes people go further "down the rabbit hole" to scratch that itch.
Here's a simple way to look at it:
This is a map of where pornography is illegal or restricted in the world:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_India#/media/File:Pornography_laws.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_India#/media/Fi...
Do attitudes towards pornography scale with healthy societal sexual attitudes? Judging by the map I don't suppose so.