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Porn has been around forever and hasn't really changed too much. Why all of a sudden would there be an issue with it? People have always wanted to stop their vices. There is no crisis. It's just normal.
It has changed a lot. It's no longer just magazines, or getting a physical copy of a DVD. It's plastered over the internet a few clicks away, with even more brainwashy algorithms to keep people coming back.
This is a big difference from the perspective of addiction psychology.
Why the rise? Maybe because an entire generation grew up with this kind of porn, maybe because there are therapists for this now and it's not as stigmatized.
Maybe with the male loneliness epidemic it's even more amplified, esp. for misogynists or cluster c men.
Maybe because porn has also been more normalized with PornHub merch, adverts and giftcards.
Really, I feel like if there's a genuine interest to know, one can just start searching the web for porn addiction papers, etc.
Or to argue the point of propaganda, look at the BACP, and other parties mentioned in the article and consider how much sense it makes after.
FWIW the only thing that raises my eyebrows in the article is that they want the government to look at the problem. Expected to a degree from an org like BACP, but they aren't going to invest in community resources. to help with understanding and support first and foremost, and then hold platforms accountable like they should game platforms with lootboxes and such etc.. So I'd give them more credit if they offered the direct ways to help the problem. As the government, without direction only seems to know punish, block, ban.
Food for thought, I'm off to sleep and over and out.
The availability of porn has increased understandably compared to 20 years ago, never mind 200 or 2000. "Hasn't really changed much"? what planet are you on?
Do you think it's normal when someone finds themselves so compelled to look at porn that they do it at work?
Well the claim is that the problem has gotten worse, or at least more widespread. One thought is that the users' external stresses (economic etc.) are now harder to get away from, so more seek refuge in porn. Not great but I guess it beats drinking. Anoher idea is that the porn itself has gotten more addictive, like through AI enhancement. Not saying it's either of those necessarily. They are just obvious guesses.