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    1. Claire Lehmann‏Verified account @clairlemon 9 Dec 2019
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      Lotsa people talking about porn on the TL recently. Just going to re-up this piece we published back in September, which points out that lot of the claims made about porn's supposed harms are exaggeratedhttps://quillette.com/2019/09/12/anti-pornography-campaigners-pseudo-scientific-treadmill/ …

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    2. Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 9 Dec 2019
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      Replying to @clairlemon

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      The worries over pornography are classical case of the "third person effect": People think that porn has bad effects - on other people. https://twitter.com/DegenRolf/status/851385787128180737?s=20 … https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1460-2466.1995.tb00712.x?casa_token=19DNPYjrOeQAAAAA:fi89xiHZfE7GlMYltfWnDCB_k7fuOw_dRMAJEdzSMZU8KLVBZMXA_Bkt7w27_6tEdX1F48bif68RozAorries …

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      Third person effect: The false belief that others are more vulnerable to "bad" media content and must be protected. http://nca.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15358593.2017.1295164 … pic.twitter.com/okZrx6hDSg
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    3. Robert Robichet‏ @robertrobichet9 9 Dec 2019
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      Nope. Porn is bad for me and my family

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    4. Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 9 Dec 2019
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      Please elaborate!

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    6. Robert Robichet‏ @robertrobichet9 9 Dec 2019
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      Replying to @UncivilSavage @DegenRolf @clairlemon

      Please name one positive effect of porn on the individual and on society at large. I am not asking for a outright ban but many kids can access hardcore porn in schools. And I cannot even ask my ISP to opt out!

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      Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 9 Dec 2019
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      Replying to @robertrobichet9 @UncivilSavage @clairlemon

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      Most users themselves say porn is good for them.https://twitter.com/DegenRolf/status/1011588022910050304?s=20 …

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      Rolf Degen @DegenRolf
      Most men are under the impression that porn is good for them. I am still undecided. http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2017-20201-001 … pic.twitter.com/HjaG1ha0IN
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        1. Seal of the Apocalypse‏ @UDepravity 10 Dec 2019
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          Replying to @DegenRolf @robertrobichet9 and

          The same is true of alcohol. At this point, sex therapists, the poor sods supposed to help solve the problems are scared if you ask them directly. There's a wealth of papers of various quality on the problem. Here's a recent overview:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6352245/ …

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        2. Miguel Baptista‏ @miguelobaptista 10 Dec 2019
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          People sure know whats best for them. The world is full of healthy, sane people.

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        3. Steve Stapleton‏ @SStaplEconSaint 10 Dec 2019
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          Addiction to porn is a distraction from an effort to lead a life of virtue. Sex in the context of marraige is beautiful and good. Outside of marraige it is always distructive. The production of porn exploits young women and increases human trafficking. Damages human flourishing.

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