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Where does porn addiction awareness stop and conservatism begins? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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~~Pretty straightforward: where does the awareness that porn wrecks your mind and sexuality stops and where does simply conservatism towards sexuality begins (even in cases akin to bolshe morality)?~~

EDIT: okay, better clarifying it - i came across some video from some youtuber claiming that pornography is evil, period. and that there are things such as "metapornography", which could apply to someone in instagram posting videos of themselves in scant dressing and claiming likes of it. and that no-fap and anti-masturbation movements are good things.

i was really confused about that since that person came from apparently a progressive-yet-moralistic background. but talking to other people to see if some of my impressions checked, it came to my mind that it was a heavily directed video intended to attract left-leaning people to a conservative agenda. my bad.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Bolshe morality? What in the samhill is that?

Porn wrecks your mind?

Porn stops your sexuality? Wtf.

The real question is do you recognize you're in some rabbit hole and that you shouldn't assume even your starting framework is agreed upon by most other people.

Edit: your edit only makes me wonder if you're satisfied with the algorithm funneling you to this sort of content and how your viewing habits reinforce it. Why wonder about people who think porn stunts their sexuality (still wtf?!?) when you can be watching literally anything else? Any idiot can post a YouTube video, doesn't mean you have to watch it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

What in the samhill

Reminded me of the Lois and Clark series

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Hmm, not familiar with the connection. I stumbled across it while roaming Wikipedia. Origins are unknown possible from "Samiel", the name of the Devil in some opera. Or Sam Hill, a man in the 1800s known for using such foul language that his own name became a swear. Imagine that. While most strive to leave their mark on the world by leaving something good behind or raising good kids or helping someone in a life-changing way or whatever, he left behind his own name as a swear.

[–] tomi000 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just wondering, do you have any sources to back up your claim of porn being completely safe for your mind and sexuality? Just because 99% agree doesnt make it right.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yawn, keep reading and try to rage bait elsewhere https://reddthat.com/comment/14660681

[–] tomi000 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Wasnt trying to actually, but you were so confident in completely rejecting the statement I figured you would have some knowledge on the topic. I also think it sounds like bs, but I dont know any studies or statistics on the topic so.