archer9234 said:
Then by this logic. No one could of been additiced, before smart phones. I still don't agree. Porn is porn. It still depends on the person, if this happens, or not. And Kids/teens already have access to people explaining this stuff already. In sex ed classes. Just like anything else in the world, that can become an additiction. The article and Utha basically make it out to be worse then other bad addictions. Why don't they use this towards obesity, or drugs too? What happened to basic parenting, in the first place? |
Where in the world are you getting that logic from? I clearly stated in the post you quoted from me that digital pornography CAN be addictive and that it is far EASIER to be susceptible to addiction now than before. I NEVER said that addiction couldn't happen before the digital age, just that it is easier to become addicted now. (I've bolded those lines too)
Have you been to a sex education class at a middle school recently? Do you know what the curriculum is in those classes? Here's a hint; there isn't anything taught about pornography and addiction. It's the same old sex education that has been going on for 20 years, that is, what are condoms, what is sex, what are risks, what is pueberty, etc etc etc. I know this because I have 3 cousins in different school districts who are in the 7th grade, and my girlfriend is a middle school teacher.
This initiative is about porn addiction, not obesity and drugs, and you bringing them up is going off-topic. Those topics have been addressed and are being addressed in different standings. However, just because there are "worse" addictions out there doesn't mean that we as a society can ignore other addictions that are "not as bad".
And I don't know... maybe including porn discussions in basic parenting is the reason for this whole initiative? Maybe that is what I, the article, and those behind this initiative have been talking about all along? Hopefully that doesn't fly over your head this time.
I also find it ironic that you say that children already have access to people explaining this stuff in sex education classes, then end your quote by asking what happened to basic parenting. Taking these conversations out of the parents' hands and giving it to a random person is not good "basic parenting" and it is counter productive to task at hand.
