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Secondly, I think internet porn is so pervasive, it's rediculous to talk to addicts, etc. and say this is what porn is doing.
This is an excellent point. In 1954, Dr. Fredric Wertham (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredric_Wertham) published Seduction of the Innocent, an indictment of comic books. Among other things, he interviewed a number of juvenile delinquents, and found that they read comics. Well, just about every kid in the 1950s read comics; most of those of course weren't juvenile delinquents, but his skewed sample provided ample grist that resulted in Senate hearings on the topic.
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Secondly, I think internet porn is so pervasive, it's rediculous to talk to addicts, etc. and say this is what porn is doing.
This is an excellent point. In 1954, Dr. Fredric Wertham (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredric_Wertham) published Seduction of the Innocent, an indictment of comic books. Among other things, he interviewed a number of juvenile delinquents, and found that they read comics. Well, just about every kid in the 1950s read comics; most of those of course weren't juvenile delinquents, but his skewed sample provided ample grist that resulted in Senate hearings on the topic.