“Surrounded” is a debating forum of sorts, where a guest takes on critics of his propositions one at a time. In this episode, Mark Manson, former men’s coach, discusses the manosphere with a group of men. The participants all acknowledged that players in both the manosphere and feminism spew toxic messages. Although one of Manson’s […]
Pornography Is Liberalism Made Visible The modern West suffers from a profound delusion. We condemn pornography while refusing to condemn the civilization that inevitably produced it. We treat Pornhub, OnlyFans, dating applications, and the commodification of intimacy as unfortunate excesses of an otherwise healthy order, glitches to be regulated rather than symptoms to be understood. […]
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by Danielle Thielke, Campbell Ince, Giselle Woodley. Written for “The Conversation“ Porn is a topic we tend to avoid talking about—whether it be at school, work or around the dinner table. But in Australia, roughly three-quarters of men (76%) and more than one-third of women (41%) report to have looked at pornographic material in the […]
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Coach Church shares a letter from a young man who couldn’t have sex with his beautiful girlfriend. He did the research, connected the dots, and understood he was dealing with porn-induced erectile dysfunction. So he did something about it. […]
Is nofap magic or what you do instead of fap’n that causes the magic ? There have been times when i have been on a streak and insane attraction, picking up someone with utter ease. I used to believe on day 7 the magic happened where i was attracting people to me – i put […]
[On the recovery path for 4 months. Porn addiction was about a 5-6 on a scale of 1-10.] It’s a weird duality…being somewhat vulnerable to fall ANY given day (even later today),but at the same time feeling strong and solid and like a changed man. I definitely feel like I am healing, and not the […]
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Depressive symptoms were associated with pornography use. Associations held beyond age, gender, and moral disapproval. Associations persisted stably over 2 years. Psychiatry Research Englehardt et al., 9 June 2026, 10.1016/j.psychres.2026.117275 Abstract Background Depressive symptoms and pornography use are both common in the United States. Prior cross-sectional research has consistently reported positive associations between these variables, […]
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I am 29yo, started watching porn/masturbating when I was around 13/14, and it always felt like it was just normal. I was constantly horny, checking out guys and fantasising a lot. Childhood was a bit hard so (now I know) I found ways to feel less emotions or to numb! With time the intensity of […]
There are desperate men and women everywhere, of all ages, who genuinely want something to stop in their lives. Alcohol. Drugs. Overeating. Overspending. And porn. So, they understandably focus on it. And fight it. And try to control it….exasperated and sad when it keeps coming back – like a never-ending nightmare. Primed for porn […]
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I am beyond excited to share with you all today is my 31st day of No PMO at all! and the biggest credit goes to this website, this community. Thank you. When I had decided to do hard mode, I saw it like a insurmountable mountain that I could not climb. The understanding on addition […]