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What is online pornography doing to sexual tastes and youngsters’ minds?

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Re: What is online pornography doing to sexual tastes and youngsters’ minds?

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It is very easy to find sexual release with internet porn. More difficult with a real life woman. And therein lies the collapse of western civilization.

When (eventually...they all do) western civilization collapses I highly doubt porn will be the leading cause. I lean more towards it being bankers, lawyers and politicians.

Lack of IRL interaction is a plausible cause. Japan is experience a reluctance to populate, not for porn, but still.

Re: What is online pornography doing to sexual tastes and youngsters’ minds?

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From my point of view online porn looks boring because it objectifies women too much. It’s just so mechanical nowadays. Whenever I happen to view porn from the eighties it looked much more natural. But then again I guess back then porn actors where only a few dozen and they knew each other quite well so this allowed some kind of intimacy to grow between them. Now porn has become a commodity, there are thousands of actors, a gazillion of different styles and the production is too big for anyone to bother bringing some quality to the mixture. I feel that this would be a threat to youngsters if they were to believe that sex doesn't require any kind of sentimental bonding.

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It is very easy to find sexual release with internet porn. More difficult with a real life woman. And therein lies the collapse of western civilization.

lsc: your comment is marked [dead].

Oh man, I would find a shadowban, especially over something so overtly political so amusing!

Of course, it's probably just a technical glitch.

Re: What is online pornography doing to sexual tastes and youngsters’ minds?

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So kids are forgoing realworld sex. When did that become a bad thing? My whole school life I was 'encouraged' to avoid sex, alcohol and every other vice at all costs. Going to a party on a friday night was a bad thing. Sex, whether through disease or pregnancy, would destroy your life. This is still the mantra, although nobody then told me that sex would send me to hell. That part is new. So why are we not surprised…

Indeed. Wasn't there a US surgeon general who said schools should teach masturbation to young people as way to avoid sex related problems? Think I remember a flap about that and her eventually getting fired... because... Western Civilization and morals or something...

Re: What is online pornography doing to sexual tastes and youngsters’ minds?

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So kids are forgoing realworld sex. When did that become a bad thing? My whole school life I was 'encouraged' to avoid sex, alcohol and every other vice at all costs. Going to a party on a friday night was a bad thing. Sex, whether through disease or pregnancy, would destroy your life. This is still the mantra, although nobody then told me that sex would send me to hell. That part is new. So why are we not surprised…

Sex is an important part of human relations, to forgo it is to leave out an important part of your personal development in my opinion.

Re: What is online pornography doing to sexual tastes and youngsters’ minds?

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I have found that quitting pornography and masturbation has had many benefits for my life. My energy levels, motivation are up and my mood is noticeably more stable. My relationship with my girlfriend and love life have also benefited. I think it's good to practice self-discipline in general. It can also become a problematic addiction.

Re: What is online pornography doing to sexual tastes and youngsters’ minds?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

When (eventually...they all do) western civilization collapses I highly doubt porn will be the leading cause. I lean more towards it being bankers, lawyers and politicians.

Lack of IRL interaction is a plausible cause. Japan is experience a reluctance to populate, not for porn, but still.

It's even more severe in Germany. However, Germany as a country won't go away, it will just look very different, since there are many immigrants who are making up for it.

Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32929962

Re: What is online pornography doing to sexual tastes and youngsters’ minds?

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So kids are forgoing realworld sex. When did that become a bad thing? My whole school life I was 'encouraged' to avoid sex, alcohol and every other vice at all costs. Going to a party on a friday night was a bad thing. Sex, whether through disease or pregnancy, would destroy your life. This is still the mantra, although nobody then told me that sex would send me to hell. That part is new. So why are we not surprised…

This type of social criticism is fan service to people who want to believe they are better than the upcoming generation. If we were having too much sex, there'd be an article saying that too, eliciting the same response from the same people.
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