archer9234 said:
I realized that I could get hundreds or thousands of photos of porn, on dial-up, back then. And nothing happened. It depends on the person. Because the accessability has always been there. Even as far as playboy mags, in the past. Nothings really changed. Getting one mag. Or 1000 videos. Same thing. |
Except you're wrong. Nowadays you carry a device in your pocket that you can flip at any given time and stream whatever porn video you want to watch whenever you want. You also have easy access to millions of videos that fulfill any fetish you have at any given time. Carrying around magazines and looking at photos does not give your brain the same dopamine stimulation as watching videos does. Not only that, but you are constantly given exposure to different women/men as porn sites refresh every minute which means your brain never reaches a plateau in dopamine release, something that eventually happens if you look at the same stimulant (in this case a magazine) multiple times. This over-stimulation if repeated vigorously over a course of many years can eventually lead to an addiction. There is an entire research dedicated to how digital pornography can be addictive and how today's digital age makes it much easier for young children to become susceptible to porn addiction. Yes I agree with you in that porn has always existed, but the access to it today is far easier than it was when you and I were children.
And of course it depends on the person. Just like how not everyone who drinks alcohol becomes an alcoholic. However, with how pornography is becoming easier to access, it is becoming more important for parents to share with their children the knowledge of safe usage. There is nothing wrong with giving exposure to an addiction that exists that society quite frankly looks down upon and ignores.
