Sadly, porn has been allowed to descend into the brains of the young, shaping their ideas of sex into simply cheap imitations of sexual intimacy.
Unfortunately, many young boys (and girls) actively seek out these parts of the internet, not truly aware of its origins or how such content drags and dismantles the human mind. We don’t teach our teens the dangers of pornography in the same way we teach them about the dangers of casual sex and drugs; instead, we leave them to talk about it among themselves, discover such places alone, and develop overly unhealthy ideas of sex before they even engage in it themselves.
Porn is dangerous even to adults; its effects on developing minds cause even further disaster. Porn-watching doesn’t even have to be done in an addictive manner to have a negative effect; hours of porn use are strongly correlated with less gray matter volume in the brain and lower functional connectivity between the striatum and the prefrontal cortex. This results in low sexual desire, minimized arousal, and general sexual problems for males and those involved in sexual relationships with them. Read more…
