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[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 4 months ago (3 children)

The thing is that by now, plenty of adults grew up watching porn when they were minors, and know that this hasn't been harmful to them... so why are we even still getting laws like that, shouldn't voters and their representatives know better by now...

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 20 points 4 months ago (2 children)

These people are not results-oriented.

[–] notabot@lemm.ee 8 points 4 months ago

I'm stealing that for the next time I have to explain that I'm being held up by a third party not doing what they're supposed to.

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

They are. Their intended result is just not the result they claim to want.

[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

It’s old white fossils trying to stay in power by getting crazy christians to vote for them.

[–] sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

What about addiction? It’s not 100% but very possible

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Being on porn sites all day is healthier than being on social media all day.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I mean, blood pressure and prostate health alone...

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sure, but thats not from porn, thats from jerking off. You should be able to do that without porn.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And you can live on food without spices.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sure, but spices aren't actively detrimental to your mental health.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It is. You're delusional if you think it isn't.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Lois Griffin hentai won't change your biochemistry more than salt.

D'ya still think it'll put hair on your palms, and make Jesus cry?

Grow up.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't think it will do any of those things, but overconsuming porn can have more damaging effects than just plain social media.

I'm not saying its neccesarily bad though.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I’m not saying its neccesarily bad though.

You just did. You called me delusional for saying otherwise. It's been the central conceit of this conversation.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Thats not what I meant, sorry if it came off as otherwise.
Your original comment was:

Being on porn sites all day is healthier than being on social media all day.

Which is definitely false. Porn, occasionally and controllably, is fine! But constant - and regular - porn viewing is definetely harmful.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not fuckin' really, no. Except in basically the same way as any media addiction, like doomscrolling on any safe-for-work hellsite.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

While both are addictive, porn is far more addictive, and it give short term dopamine spikes, which makes everything else seem less interesting or enjoyable, again, this is only regular watching.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Rates of doomscrolling versus... habitual gooning... suggest that you're recycling some moral-panic conclusions without re-examining the science. Antipatterns have made the disorganized attachment of places like this far more common and far more popular than pornography.

If dopamine's all you're worried about, worry more about mobile games than the naked fanart of their characters.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

For the dopamine thing, while crappy mobile games do have an impact, its not as severe as porn.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago

Sourced from the vicinity of your pelvis.

OK, so we should require everyone to present ID for anything that could be addictive? That's some awful "save the kids" BS. Screw that!

If you want to prevent your kids from watching porn, cool, do that. But don't force everyone else to ID themselves because you're too lazy to actually parent your kids.