As someone who has been addicted to porn myself, I recognize the harm it can do; however, I have to disagree with the article:
“But when they see sexual violence, domination, rape, and other similar acts so commonly depicted in modern-day pornography, as today’s children do, they will act out those, as well”
I can honestly say, in all the years I had an addiction, I never saw any of this sexual violence, rape, etc. Anything out of the ordinary you have to seek out. I think anyone viewing and getting off on rape was probably already sick and didn’t just become violent by looking at niche porn. Kind of a chicken/egg argument.
Porn causes a lot of problems, but for the millions of people that look at it and are not rapists or have any disire to rape or view rape, blaming porn on this is not helpful to the argument that it has its evils.
You may have not been looking on those specific websites. But please don’t go searching now.
It’s no different than blaming video games, movies, or the gun itself for violence. No one is willing to blame the underlying idiocy required to allow such things to come to pass.
Years ago a politician claimed that porn magazines sold in the base exchanges was causing sexual assaults in the military. Well, all magazines were banned decades ago and the sexual assaults have gone thru the roof.
I agree with you in that you do have to look for all the sicko stuff and if you do you have other issues besides being a pornaholic.