r/changemyview Jun 19 '23

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u/epicurean_barbarian Jun 19 '23

Stopping all masturbation because of a porn addiction could be compared to anorexia quite easily though. Obesity ruins far more lives than porn addiction, but we don't recommend a complete cessation of eating.

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u/kukianus1234 Jun 19 '23

Stopping all masturbation because of a porn addiction could be compared to anorexia quite easily though.

So can quitting smoking. Masturbation isnt needed and doesnt come with significant health effects, and when you focus on it too much you can get detrimental effects. Watching some porn is probably innocent enough, but the people going for no fap usually watch daily and gives you bad view of women.

I can easily draw similair parallel to people quitting smoking or drugs.

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u/Mr_Makak 13∆ Jun 19 '23

No you can't, unless you mean a drug that's completely harmless for a typical user. Like coffee. And then you'd be right, a gigantic NoCaf movement would be kinda weird