Utah officially deems porn a public health crisis

[Cirio]

Soundwave said:

Cirio said:

You have to realize that when you and I were growing up, we had to deal with shitty dial-up internet and we didn't have access to internet as readily as today. Kids growing up nowadays have access to high speed internet everywhere, and as the article stated, a kid could snatch McDonald's wifi and stream porn. It is super accessible now, meaning that without proper guidance a child could develop porn addiction.

What Utah is trying to do is increase awareness about this addiction. So that when parents sit down to talk with their children about safe sex, or safe alcohol consumption, they should also talk about safe pornography usage. 

And it's not so easy to quit "jerking off" once you're addicted to porn, just like it's not so easy to "stop smoking" when you're addicted to smoking. This is about knowledge, and giving our children the tools to be safer with their life choices.

I think Utah's motives here are dubious here though. 

And honestly yes sure, porn addiction can suck, but really the only treatment is to literally stop jerking off. Smoking is much more powerful physical addiction. 

How are they being dubious? They can't ban the internet, and they can't censor websites because as you said, those would override our consitutional rights. They're raising awareness about it -- it's really that simple.

Addictions are addictions, it doesn't matter what form they come in. There are people who have dropped out of school because they were addicted to porn and there are people who have been divorced because of porn addiction. It isn't a light matter. Early intervention and knowledge are required in this digital age to help our children make better decisions in their lives. And yes, some people have had to use professional counseling to help with their porn addiction.