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Looks like the author was accurate in how uncomfortable we are as a society to talk about the role of porn in our lives. I think the article speaks more to the
by ChikkaChiChi 14y ago
Looks like the author was accurate in how uncomfortable we are as a society to talk about the role of porn in our lives.
I think the article speaks more to the issue with recovery and the issues surrounding "getting back to neutral."
This problem exists. He explains in laymen's terms a simple Pavlovian response that requires more and more brain stimulation to achieve the same level of dopamine needed for ejaculation.
I'm not a neuroscientist, but I bet someone out there can explain it better than I can.
- pekk 14y agoSome people don't like how they use porn. But, some people don't like how they use normal sex. And in both cases, the problem isn't porn or sex but that the person doesn't like their relationship to porn or sex; that it is interfering with their lives. This isn't true for everyone and it certainly isn't unique to porn. For everyone who doesn't like their relationship to porn, there are other people who don't like that they got diseases, or got pregnant without a plan. But we don't pathologize this. Let's be careful not to follow in the footsteps of Dr. Kellogg, who used the trappings of science to push predetermined conclusions in a campaign against harmless sexuality.
- ChikkaChiChi 14y agoFair point. In my opinion, I don't think this is by any means a "new" problem, its just another way addiction manifests itself as a byproduct of how accessible pornography has become. It can happen a million different ways; for the author, it was (probably) porn.