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What Porn Does to Teen Brains–and How to Keep It Off Their Devices (wsj.com)
11 points by keithly on July 3, 2022 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


>Dr. Voon’s study controlled for that by showing the men images of money and exciting sports such as skydiving.

In my amateur opinion that's not a good control, most people don't spend their free time looking for pictures of money or pictures of skydiving. Giving them money would be a better control.


Even better would be giving them real sex.

[edit] thinking about it, the issue is really that you can't do anything with a picture of money or a picture of an ice cream cone. Porn, on the other hand, is utilitarian. (pun intended)





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