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[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 15 points 18 hours ago (9 children)

So, I went ahead and looked up the founder of your little website there... None of his theories were ever backed up by any legitimate science and according to his bio he refused to allow himself to have an orgasm even when he had sex with his wife lol

If anything the link you shared has convinced me even more that pornography is healthy and perfectly normal when used in moderation.

Gary Wilson was mentally ill and all of his theories seem to be centered around a bizarre delusion he had that men should never experience pleasure

[–] vegantomato@lemmy.world -2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (4 children)

any legitimate science

There is literally a big button on the menu called "Research". Clicking it leads to several scientific articles. One of which is:

A Meta‐Analysis of Pornography Consumption and Actual Acts of Sexual Aggression in General Population Studies (2015)

From the abstract:

Consumption [of pornography] was associated with sexual aggression in the United States and internationally, among males and females, and in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies.

Oh, and here is more.

So the science that is referenced is illegitimate, because why, it disagrees with your inverted desires?

Furthermore, in the book, he cites multiple anecdotes from porn consumers. These are valuable in and of themselves.

according to his bio he refused to allow himself to have an orgasm even when he had sex with his wife lol Gary Wilson was mentally ill and all of his theories seem to be centered around a bizarre delusion he had that men should never experience pleasure

See, this is how I know you are disingenuous. Not only did you ignore the plentiful resources that the website I linked to had to offer, but you also went straight to attacking the person (originally) behind the site and straw-manning him.

If anything the link you shared has convinced me even more that pornography is healthy and perfectly normal when used in moderation.

It's a drug. The "use in moderation" argument is going out the window.

[–] isyasad@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

I don't really have an opinion on this but I'm just gonna say that about that association between porn consumption and aggression, it doesn't seem like they've found a casual relationship, just a correlation. Could be that people who are inclined to sexual aggression (or verbal aggression, as they say in the abstract is more strongly associated) are just more likely to consume porn.

[–] Agosagror@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 11 hours ago

Blud actually pulled Correlation doesn't imply causation out.

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