Pornography Harms Society Regardless of the Dosage

Pornography has become a ubiquitous force in society. Thanks to the Internet, we can view porn almost instantly and for no material cost. However, there is a price we pay for consuming pornography. Whether or not you appropriately moderate how often you view pornography, there are immense negative psychological long- and short-term effects that arise from it.

How Much is Too Much?

An important question surrounding the topic of porn and porn addiction is, “how much is too much porn?” The answer is determined by brain changes, not by how much time one spends watching porn. Jack could spend 40 hours watching porn and become addicted while Jill watched 500 hours of porn without becoming addicted. In a society that downplays even the possibility of an addiction to porn/sex, there are probably many people who don’t even realize that they are addicted.

Pornography and Sex Education/Freedom:

There are tons of instantly available videos out there with the illusion of promoting sexual education and encouraging sexual freedom. You can easily educate people on sex without porn. It may take more effort and not give out seemingly endless amounts of instant gratification, but it will certainly be worth it.

Even in more liberal parts of the country, many of the programs provided to students cover topics such as puberty, STI prevention, and pregnancy, with little room (timewise, and sometimes legally) for educators to discuss topics outside of what’s specifically prescribed by the state or school district.

Regarding pornography and sexual freedom, I believe it’s imperative to remember that most of the “experts” only care about profits. They don’t care if they have to rot society from the inside out to make tons of money. This should be painfully obvious to most at this point in history. Nothing about pornography represents freedom, aside from the fact that people of any age range can access it.

Contrary to popular belief, it is not solely a parent’s responsibility to stop their children from accessing it, it’s also the responsibility of the pornographic sites. If they cared even a little bit, they would show some real initiative.

What About Ethical Porn?

I don’t believe ethical porn exists because regardless of whether or not you are only showing “passionate” and “educational” porn, it will still affect the brain negatively. This content may produce sexual arousal, but I don’t believe that we were designed to constantly watch people have sex through a screen. In my opinion, the best way to learn about sex is to have some. Experience is the best teacher.

Sex is one of the most important aspects of society. You don’t have to sit and watch mountains of illusions be built up around it. You aren’t prude if you don’t support porn or the industry. You don’t automatically hate all sex workers because you don’t agree with the industry. At the end of the day, porn stars and sex workers are human beings that deserve to be treated with respect and loved. And part of this is telling them what they may not want to hear.

With that being said, we’re still somewhat early into the internet porn saga. I’m interested in seeing the research on this topic 20 years down the road.

Remember, if something is “free” you are not the consumer, you’re the product.

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