Porn addiction and compulsive masturbation are real things - something I've dealt with most of my life. I never really turned to NoFap because it always felt too ideological for my taste, but that doesn't change the fact that there are a ton of real people there struggling and desperately trying to get help.

I have no issue criticizing any kind of extremism, but I just felt the need to remind everyone not to throw the baby out with the bathwater or dismiss it as not a real issue. It's not that porn or masturbation is inherently bad. Some people just take it way too far to the point that it starts actively harming them - same as with any potentially addictive behavior.

[–] JerryMerweather@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

Hey, thank you so much for mentioning this!

Some people just take it way too far to the point that it starts actively harming them Yes, I agree.

Addiction to porn is harmful (just like any addiction), it causes the addict to be more lonely, and think of women as sex objects.

Masturbation addiction is a huge time waster(again just like any addiction).

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