“If you want to destroy any nation without war, make adultery or nudity common in the young generation.” - Saladin

The internet gave us many things that changed the world forever but one of the negative aspects of it is the deluge of porn that hit humanity like a tidal wave. //

But despite any positive aspects they bring up about porn (you'd be surprised at how much porn drives technological innovation) the bottom line is that porn is a net negative on humanity. The effects it has on everything from our brain function to the commonality of some of the most heinous crimes are horrific. Yet, it's not often talked about, especially in mainstream circles, at least not negatively. //

In May 2014, a study in the prestigious journal JAMA Psychiatry was all over the news. It found that the more porn men reported watching, the less volume and activity they had in the regions of the brain—specifically the striatum—linked to reward processing and motivation. They also found that connectivity between the striatum and the prefrontal cortex (which is the part of the brain used for decision making, planning, and behavior regulation) weakened the more porn the men reported watching.

The researchers hypothesized that these differences might reflect change resulting from intense stimulation of the reward system.

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