Interesting. Some observations from me, 61 year old male from Sweden with woods porn in the 70s, porn mags in the 80s, video porn in the 90s, and the Internet ever since…
- BYU is in Utah. This state represents somewhat of a haven of conservatism – not that religious devotion would mean impeccable moral behaviour. Asia Carrera moved to Utah post-porn, to avoid being reminded of her past. Still, the areas with Christian conservatism are far from free from porn consumers, and self-shaming is said to be rampant.
- "exposed to pornography"—a fascinating term. Like having desserts in the fridge at any time, choosing them instead of more wholesome food. That can change your priorities, because porn is engineered to be arousing. Stopping eating any sugary food is not realistic for the general person—or being aroused by sexual content. Do you want to live in a cave, or can you moderate consumption? A lot of young people, "victims" of the Triple-A engine, find it hard to do that moderation, it seems.
- Fascinating to see that the moral attitude towards pornography in the age bracket 18-29 shows no gender difference. Surely a sign of the normalisation of porn with the gen-Z youngsters... This normalisation will probably continue, as long as not all states in the US (and countries elsewhere) build hindering age verification blocks. And the religiousity in the US is going down...
- Young people have challenged boundaries since the era of Socrates and beyond. Internet porn is only a more modern resource in doing so. It may seem that, right now, we live in an era with youngsters normalising porn and risky content and testing the waters. They need adults to point out responsible behaviour. But those adults are often no more talkative than ostriches, sticking their heads in the sand instead of talking sex seriously with their and other's kids. And with the abstinence-only sex-ed approach in most of the US schools (incredible but true), porn will continue to influence the kids. It seems the US education system have a moral compass that hasn't moved one inch since the days of Anthony Comstock.
Interesting. Some observations from me, 61 year old male from Sweden with woods porn in the 70s, porn mags in the 80s, video porn in the 90s, and the Internet ever since…
- BYU is in Utah. This state represents somewhat of a haven of conservatism – not that religious devotion would mean impeccable moral behaviour. Asia Carrera moved to Utah post-porn, to avoid being reminded of her past. Still, the areas with Christian conservatism are far from free from porn consumers, and self-shaming is said to be rampant.
- "exposed to pornography"—a fascinating term. Like having desserts in the fridge at any time, choosing them instead of more wholesome food. That can change your priorities, because porn is engineered to be arousing. Stopping eating any sugary food is not realistic for the general person—or being aroused by sexual content. Do you want to live in a cave, or can you moderate consumption? A lot of young people, "victims" of the Triple-A engine, find it hard to do that moderation, it seems.
- Fascinating to see that the moral attitude towards pornography in the age bracket 18-29 shows no gender difference. Surely a sign of the normalisation of porn with the gen-Z youngsters... This normalisation will probably continue, as long as not all states in the US (and countries elsewhere) build hindering age verification blocks. And the religiousity in the US is going down...
- Young people have challenged boundaries since the era of Socrates and beyond. Internet porn is only a more modern resource in doing so. It may seem that, right now, we live in an era with youngsters normalising porn and risky content and testing the waters. They need adults to point out responsible behaviour. But those adults are often no more talkative than ostriches, sticking their heads in the sand instead of talking sex seriously with their and other's kids. And with the abstinence-only sex-ed approach in most of the US schools (incredible but true), porn will continue to influence the kids. It seems the US education system have a moral compass that hasn't moved one inch since the days of Anthony Comstock.