Is porn actually harmless, or are we just pretending?

[Natasha Tori Maru]

4 hours ago, Willy Phallicus said:

Anything can become an addiction or obsession.  My analogy works because if porn spirals into an addiction then you're using that fire destructively.

 

However - people do not have a biological driving force to 'fire'.

We aren't just talking about the 'thing' here, which would be porn, but also the factors within human biology and dopamine systems that also come into play. Last I checked people have a need to fuck. There's not the same driver for 'fire'. You cannot lacerate off the most important part of the discussion to force this analogy fit.

Essentially porn is a supernormal stimulus - something that engages with an existing drive directly and amplifies it beyond what it evolved for.

[lostingenosmaze]

 

[Ramasta9]

1 hour ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

However - people do not have a biological driving force to 'fire'.

We aren't just talking about the 'thing' here, which would be porn, but also the factors within human biology and dopamine systems that also come into play. Last I checked people have a need to fuck. There's not the same driver for 'fire'. You cannot lacerate off the most important part of the discussion to force this analogy fit.

Essentially porn is a supernormal stimulus - something that engages with an existing drive directly and amplifies it beyond what it evolved for.

Well said. This gave me an analogy.

Having sex is like lighting a fire to complete your evening duties, cooking, lighting, and keep you warm throughout the evening. Watching porn is like lighting up a candle and expecting it to provide the wide array of things the a real fire can provide.