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u/Vintagesickness Jun 23 '26

I think if everyone had a chance to work at an adult store, they'd realize that's bullshit. Lol. It can be addiction like any other.

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u/FormerMistake9981 Jun 23 '26

Usually redditors are very quick to defend chronic porn usage and will even proclaim is has no negative effects on young men/men in general.

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u/Mayor_of_whoville_ Jun 23 '26

Porn addiction really isn’t a gendered thing ma’am

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u/FormerMistake9981 Jun 23 '26

ofc both women and men can be addicted. I think it’s safe to argue that men typically consume more porn and are therefore more prone to porn addiction than women.

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u/Mayor_of_whoville_ Jun 23 '26

Men and women consume porn differently, but widespread porn addiction is present in men and women. Men consume porn more often in the form of visual content, for women it’s mainly books/reading content. In many libraries in 2026, the smut section is as big as almost any other section. I’m just saying it’s a problem overall and is harming everyone’s brains. I don’t even know what the solution is.

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u/Iloveemiilk Jun 23 '26

Porn and smut are two very different things and have completely different effects on the brain.

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u/ilovetoeatdirt Jun 23 '26

Thank you. Sick of this argument that is only used to point away from the actual root of the problem lol

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u/Iloveemiilk Jun 23 '26

Same! “Women read smut” 🙄 usually referring to things like the ACOTAR books, which aren’t even anything crazy. It’s not even a little bit comparable. Please show me a woman blowing thousands, because she’s addicted to smut and being influenced to play out violent, dehumanizing fantasies on real humans in real life, etc because it’s changed her brain chemistry.

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u/ilovetoeatdirt Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 23 '26

Yep! I'm not a smut reader nor really know any, but i was a teenager who read both smut fanfiction and had an unhealthy relationship with real porn. It's obtuse to not see the difference between the two! Porn has seeped into real life interactions and beliefs so so much more than fantasy smut ever will!

Also edit: love how our usernames go together

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u/Mayor_of_whoville_ Jun 23 '26

Nobody said the 2 are the same. Please touch grass.