It's one of those things that can rapidly spiral, you start needing a bigger kick to keep it interesting. There's been a couple of AMAs on reddit recently

It's one of those things that can rapidly spiral, you start needing a bigger kick to keep it interesting. There's been a couple of AMAs on reddit recently from people that have been convicted of possession of child porn (and other illegal material), quite a few have claimed exactly this to be the cause. They're not interested in the subject (children), they're interested in the "shocking" nature of the pornography, how it's something new to experience and it stems from their addiction to feeling something, eventually they become numb to watching a man and a woman having sex, so they move on to... and eventually end up with things like children, mutilation and bestiality (and other such "horrifying") things. I have no idea if these claims are true or trying to justify what they've done but it seems relevant and worth mentioning. Here is an AMA from a wife of one such man: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/15b3vt/iam_the_wife_of_a_man_who_plead_guilty_to/ http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/15b3vt/iam_the_wife_of...