Poll of the Day > Does anybody here think internet porn is bad?

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And think that society would be better off if it were severely restricted or completely gotten rid of in the u.s.? Heard that with the new net neutrality thing in congress that there will be some serious clamps on it.

Yeah, some of the Amish users here seem to dislike it.
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so amish dudes don't like porn? you don't know that

Not all of them; just the ones on PotD like Nade.
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I think people would start riots(or do worse things) if someone took away all the porn.
God damn if someone messes with the porn.
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I think it's vile and wish I'd never been exposed to it. I also wish I could break the habit.

It's a tricky thing. Gotta be careful that the content your supporting is as above board as it can be. You can sort of tell when your watching the dirty stuff that the girl really doesn't want to be there or is on so many drugs she doesn't know where she is.

Fap responsibly friends.
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Why would a girl not like the dirty stuff? I know girls who are into that.

Of course it's bad!

...y'gotta go to the deepnet to find anything remotely decent
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Porn destroys marriage, objectifies women, harms their respect and image in the minds of men, and is completely repugnant. If you support it, you're part of the problem and share some of the guilt that comes with it.

Yes, porn is bad.
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LeningradCowboy posted...

I think it's vile and wish I'd never been exposed to it. I also wish I could break the habit.

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JCvgluvr posted...

Porn destroys marriage,

Citation needed

JCvgluvr posted...

objectifies women,

*points to growing femdom sections of porn sites*

JCvgluvr posted...

harms their respect and image in the minds of men,

See above, also does it not occur to you that perhaps the men who respect women less because of porn didn't have much respect in the first place?

JCvgluvr posted...

and is completely repugnant.

Not a point but okay

JCvgluvr posted...

If you support it, you're part of the problem and share some of the guilt that comes with it.

Just no.
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Ehh. I dont like it or watch it but I dont think someone is bad if they do.

Unless a guy watches t all day or obsessed with it then I just wouldnt date but aside from them nothing totally wrong with it.
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It's not bad for everyone, but the attitude towards it has become way too complacent IMO. I don't think watching porn every day (or even just four days a week) is normal and healthy. That's not even getting into how gross and disturbing the material itself can be. I wouldn't even consider myself addicted, but I stopped watching because I felt like I was spending too much time looking at it and I was obviously getting way too desensitized.

Muffinz0rz posted...

one of the stupidest posts i've seen in a long time. So users without a lot of karma are not allowed to make topics? Fill me in on the new rules of this site. It's people like you that cause people to set their activity feed to private. Think about it

I've seen some disturbing stuff on porn the other day and it's haunting me. Though I support everyone's freedom to make up their own minds, I hate it how some people advocate for it, just like some do for drugs.

XBoner posted...

Muffinz0rz posted...

one of the stupidest posts i've seen in a long time. So users without a lot of karma are not allowed to make topics? Fill me in on the new rules of this site. It's people like you that cause people to set their activity feed to private. Think about it

New users tend to be gimmicks/trolls/alts.
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no not really, but whatever you say

XBoner posted...

no not really, but whatever you say

If you really only started going to this site since last month, how would you know whether it's true or not?
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stop making stupid comments, whatever i'm putting you on ignore since you're coming back with another one. And that shit you typed ain't true either

All porn is wrong and sinful.
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Porn's ok. I like it. I watch it. I don't need it, but I also wouldn't want it taken away.
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Its bad in excess, at least IMO. Like anything else, if you can control yourself then I dont see an issue. Let if affect your real life or friends/families life than it is an issue.

XBoner posted...

AllstarSniper32 posted...

New users tend to be gimmicks/trolls/alts.

no not really, but whatever you say

Lol.
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sk8r_ryan posted...

*points to growing femdom sections of porn sites*

Yeah no, that can still be objectifying. My GF gets all sorts of messages on FetLife from dudes looking to get dominated, and let me tell you they do not see her as a person, but as a fetish dispenser. I don't really consider that empowering.
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I'm not gonna do the whole "post-by-post" response with you, sk8r_ryan. You're clearly more interested in pleasuring your body than in educating your mind. I'm not interested in a petty argument. Just wanted to answer the TC's question.

Anyone who advocates or supports porn will go to any length to generalize their habit. Like a drug addict. Different materials, same excuses. You either accept the truth, or stay part of the problem.

If you really need evidence that badly, look at divorce rates and sex slave statistics. The porn industry massively contributes to those issues, both indirectly and directly, and may be solely responsible for them.
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XBoner posted...

stop making stupid comments,

You're saying this to someone else? lol. Hurry and put me on ignore then since you're definitely not a new user who's only been here for a month only.

XBoner posted...

And that shit you typed ain't true either

Uh huh. Yet you sure got upset about it. Nice way to prove you're just a new user to this site.
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I was extremely addicted to porn during my teenage years. I actually would skip school just to jack off like twice or three times a day.

Nowadays its not as bad but I still watch 4 times a week or so.

Porn's not bad. Some people can't do it in moderation. Just because some people don't like it doesn't mean it's bad. If you don't like it, don't watch it. But don't say someone's a horrible person for liking it.
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I think the industry itself is just really toxic, but I don't have a problem with it existing either. They just need more stringent wellness policies so that the fucked up people get help.
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I quit watching a couple years ago. I don't believe in restricting people's freedom to watch it if they desire, but I do think it contributes to unrealistic expectations and a desire to play the field rather than settling down.

Personally I just feel better without the excessive stimulation.
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BADoglick posted...

I quit watching a couple years ago. I don't believe in restricting people's freedom to watch it if they desire, but I do think it contributes to unrealistic expectations and a desire to play the field rather than settling down.

Personally I just feel better without the excessive stimulation.

There is a longitudinal study going on about how excessive hormones and the stimulation of pleasure centers effect males.

In 2015 they were starting to draw conclusions about erectile dysfunction I remember.
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MacrossSpecial posted...

BADoglick posted...

I quit watching a couple years ago. I don't believe in restricting people's freedom to watch it if they desire, but I do think it contributes to unrealistic expectations and a desire to play the field rather than settling down.

Personally I just feel better without the excessive stimulation.

There is a longitudinal study going on about how excessive hormones and the stimulation of pleasure centers effect males.

In 2015 they were starting to draw conclusions about erectile dysfunction I remember.

Never understood that argument because then it should also apply to males who constantly have physics sex every day.

What I will say though is I remember being with a woman and having a hard time getting it up and then going to the bathroom and watching porn to help.

Not a good look

OmegaTomHank posted...

MacrossSpecial posted...

BADoglick posted...

I quit watching a couple years ago. I don't believe in restricting people's freedom to watch it if they desire, but I do think it contributes to unrealistic expectations and a desire to play the field rather than settling down.

Personally I just feel better without the excessive stimulation.

There is a longitudinal study going on about how excessive hormones and the stimulation of pleasure centers effect males.

In 2015 they were starting to draw conclusions about erectile dysfunction I remember.

Never understood that argument because then it should also apply to males who constantly have physics sex every day.

What I will say though is I remember being with a woman and having a hard time getting it up and then going to the bathroom and watching porn to help.

Not a good look

Their subjects were really sad kids who were watching porn habitually for like four or more hours a day from puberty to their 20s.

The guy running it did a ted talks, it is on YouTube under "The Great Porn Experiment" if you want to check it out.
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OmegaTomHank posted...

physics sex

No idea what that is, but now I want to know.

OmegaTomHank posted...

physics sex

I prefer chemistry sex, but meh

It's a good way to relieve yourself. It can certainly be harmful if it turns into something you watch too often or even an addiction, but for the average person, it is certainly helpful and doesn't really do any harm.
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There are definitely some issues with mainstream industry porn, but sex work in and of itself is not bad. And if we're just talking about art or literature or whatever, obviously that's fine.
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It's probably bad? idk
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Probably some people (evident with some of the posts itt)

I like it. Three or four times a week I'd guesstimate I watch it.
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No
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MacrossSpecial posted...

OmegaTomHank posted...

MacrossSpecial posted...

BADoglick posted...

I quit watching a couple years ago. I don't believe in restricting people's freedom to watch it if they desire, but I do think it contributes to unrealistic expectations and a desire to play the field rather than settling down.

Personally I just feel better without the excessive stimulation.

There is a longitudinal study going on about how excessive hormones and the stimulation of pleasure centers effect males.

In 2015 they were starting to draw conclusions about erectile dysfunction I remember.

Never understood that argument because then it should also apply to males who constantly have physics sex every day.

What I will say though is I remember being with a woman and having a hard time getting it up and then going to the bathroom and watching porn to help.

Not a good look

Their subjects were really sad kids who were watching porn habitually for like four or more hours a day from puberty to their 20s.

The guy running it did a ted talks, it is on YouTube under "The Great Porn Experiment" if you want to check it out.

Not sure I got up to 4 hours but I was one of those kids.

I dont have terrible erectile dysfunction most of the time, and that probably has more to do with those kids and myself having clinical depression than watching porn.

Depression is a huge trigger for that.

OmegaTomHank posted...

MacrossSpecial posted...

BADoglick posted...

I quit watching a couple years ago. I don't believe in restricting people's freedom to watch it if they desire, but I do think it contributes to unrealistic expectations and a desire to play the field rather than settling down.

Personally I just feel better without the excessive stimulation.

There is a longitudinal study going on about how excessive hormones and the stimulation of pleasure centers effect males.

In 2015 they were starting to draw conclusions about erectile dysfunction I remember.

Never understood that argument because then it should also apply to males who constantly have physics sex every day.

What I will say though is I remember being with a woman and having a hard time getting it up and then going to the bathroom and watching porn to help.

Not a good look

Right, because you're dependent on visual stimuli. That's the difference. Having sex is more about physical stimulation. Porn is about physically getting off from a visual stimulus. There's a separation there that causes issues like the one you experienced.
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Internet porn makes life worth living even more than videogames do.
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