Russell Rant

Interesting rant, but one thing to note is that Russell is a true extrovert. Why is this important? The biggest numbers of porn viewers are introverts who don't get any action. Those loners are the ones that go to the Adult Entertainment EXPOS and send the fan mail, etc. They've existed (introvert loners) before porn was this mainstream and widely available, it just so happens that because of the advances of the internet they can get access to porn without having to drive to the local adult novelty store. Russell also happened to be married to one of the prettiest/most talented woman in the world for a few years, who's way out of his league. So I guess there was his trophy right there.

Russell is someone who could pick up women because of his outgoing extroverted personality, so he doesn't really need porn. And he has the money as well (not implying he can buy prostitutes, but his status symbol as a celebrity is a turn on for some of the club/bar scene women).

It's also interesting that he makes it seem like porn only objectifies women. Women think about sex as much as men do, talk about guys as sexual objects to their girlfriends just like a lot of guys do the same with their buddies.

As for my own personal experience, I have no shame in admitting I have a rather large porn collection downloaded from the internet. It only is used maybe once a day for a few minutes if that. Don't even think I've watched most of them to be honest, I just get caught up in the "ohhhh it's the internet + free = download download download download" frenzy. It's just THAT easily accessible. Just an extension of when I eat out somewhere, buy more food. Or when I go shopping, oh let me buy that too.

I don't have a particular problem going out and meeting women. I consider myself an extroverted introvert. I can be extroverted but prefer to be introverted. I just am so busy with work, projects, and hobbies that I don't have time to really go out and meet and spend money (unfortunately most of my generation likes to spend lots of money getting to know each other instead of simple things like taking a walk in the park and chatting on a bench). Plus, where I live there aren't many women who can hold a good conversation that are single. It doesn't consume or alter my social life how I interact with women, or how I treat women that I'm dating. I still believe in stuff like chivalry and what not. Porn for me, is just there to satisfy my biological fix for a few minutes a day. Other than that, it doesn't really even cross my mind.

I mean yes in my head I check out other women I see walking around in public. My coworker on the other hand is the very thing Russell is describing. Macho man testosterone filled wants to sleep with anything that moves. Has standards, then lower standards. I work at a country club where there's quite a bit of wealthy women in their 30's and 40's whom are still very much attractive. If they walk in and talk to us, the difference between me and my coworker is, my eyeballs can stay at eye level and have a conversation, while his will scan up and down like a terminator robot in the middle of a conversation.

I can admire their beauty to myself, without looking like a hound dog.
 
Heywood said:
Interesting rant, but one thing to note is that Russell is a true extrovert. Why is this important? The biggest numbers of porn viewers are introverts who don't get any action. Those loners are the ones that go to the Adult Entertainment EXPOS and send the fan mail, etc. They've existed (introvert loners) before porn was this mainstream and widely available, it just so happens that because of the advances of the internet they can get access to porn without having to drive to the local adult novelty store. Russell also happened to be married to one of the prettiest/most talented woman in the world for a few years, who's way out of his league. So I guess there was his trophy right there.

Russell is someone who could pick up women because of his outgoing extroverted personality, so he doesn't really need porn. And he has the money as well (not implying he can buy prostitutes, but his status symbol as a celebrity is a turn on for some of the club/bar scene women).

It's also interesting that he makes it seem like porn only objectifies women. Women think about sex as much as men do, talk about guys as sexual objects to their girlfriends just like a lot of guys do the same with their buddies.

As for my own personal experience, I have no shame in admitting I have a rather large porn collection downloaded from the internet. It only is used maybe once a day for a few minutes if that. Don't even think I've watched most of them to be honest, I just get caught up in the "ohhhh it's the internet + free = download download download download" frenzy. It's just THAT easily accessible. Just an extension of when I eat out somewhere, buy more food. Or when I go shopping, oh let me buy that too.

I don't have a particular problem going out and meeting women. I consider myself an extroverted introvert. I can be extroverted but prefer to be introverted. I just am so busy with work, projects, and hobbies that I don't have time to really go out and meet and spend money (unfortunately most of my generation likes to spend lots of money getting to know each other instead of simple things like taking a walk in the park and chatting on a bench). Plus, where I live there aren't many women who can hold a good conversation that are single. It doesn't consume or alter my social life how I interact with women, or how I treat women that I'm dating. I still believe in stuff like chivalry and what not. Porn for me, is just there to satisfy my biological fix for a few minutes a day. Other than that, it doesn't really even cross my mind.

I mean yes in my head I check out other women I see walking around in public. My coworker on the other hand is the very thing Russell is describing. Macho man testosterone filled wants to sleep with anything that moves. Has standards, then lower standards. I work at a country club where there's quite a bit of wealthy women in their 30's and 40's whom are still very much attractive. If they walk in and talk to us, the difference between me and my coworker is, my eyeballs can stay at eye level and have a conversation, while his will scan up and down like a terminator robot in the middle of a conversation.

I can admire their beauty to myself, without looking like a hound dog.
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Did you watch the same video I did? Dude explicitly addressed that and don't know how many times he mentioned 50 Shades of Grey - suffice it to say, more than once.

And to say it doesn't cross your mind? Be honest with yourself. It will most certainly affect your thoughts with your future spouse.
 
BedellBrave said:
Did you watch the same video I did? Dude explicitly addressed that and don't know how many times he mentioned 50 Shades of Grey - suffice it to say, more than once.

And to say it doesn't cross your mind? Be honest with yourself. It will most certainly affect your thoughts with your future spouse.
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Yes it doesn't. I don't think about porn at wotk or when I'm teaching/playing tennis.

However when teaching downtown at the main public park I'm literally surrounded by gorgeous women in running attire everywhere. It's crazy for me not to take a look everynow and then and admire the surroundings.

But it doesn't effect my personal or social relationships with other women.
 
In my line of work, I see a lot of heartache and brokenness and hurt. Porn has a prominent role in much of that. His rant resonated. And he and others make underscore something very scary - we've now idea where the pervasiveness of porn is going to take us as a culture. My only guess - nowhere good.
 
lol there is nothing wrong with porn for a huge majority of people who watch it.
i love doomsday talk from older people, though.
 
Without getting into much detail, I've been practicing sexual taoism for the past 6 months. The effects have been nothing short of profound, but I'd lying if I said that certain aspects hadn't been agonizing.

I challenge anybody who doesn't think that porn is addictive to try take a break from it -- and masturbation -- for one month.
 
yeezus said:
I'm sure some people struggle with it; most things in life, there's always a percentage of people who abuse things that can otherwise be good, or at least inconsequential.
It does make me laugh to see people say "fap" seriously so much. Solid colloquial.
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(The point was that NoFap on Reddit is clearly not 'old people'.)

Pornography is a little different, I think. Thanks to the Internet it's readily available to a wide ranging demographic than can consume it with no real outward effect (unlike food, drugs, alcohol, and other things which are typically abused). You just can't accurately gauge the effects it has on an individual biologically or mentally. I don't believe pornography is inherently bad, but I do think people should be better informed of the risks.
 
Hawk said:
Without getting into much detail, I've been practicing sexual taoism for the past 6 months. The effects have been nothing short of profound, but I'd lying if I said that certain aspects hadn't been agonizing.

I challenge anybody who doesn't think that porn is addictive to try take a break from it -- and masturbation -- for one month.
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I probably watch porn a couple of times a month. Anything can be addictive, including porn - I wouldn't say otherwise. I don't think that necessarily makes porn bad.
 
Hawk said:
The point was that NoFap on Reddit is clearly not 'old people'.

Pornography is a little different, I think. Thanks to the Internet it's readily available to a wide ranging demographic than can consume it with no real outward effect (unlike food, drugs, alcohol, and other things which are typically abused). You just can't accurately gauge the effects it has on an individual biologically or mentally. I don't believe pornography is inherently bad, but I do think people should be better informed of the risks.
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Ok, but I think anything can have an effect on someone's mind. Watching Disney movies about princesses can have a harmful effect on someone's attitudes or thoughts towards relationships. The mind is crazy that way; it's an extremely powerful thing.

I have nothing against people that want to abstain from it, I definitely see how it could help some people in some ways. Hell, I'll probably do it at some point in my life.
 
yeezus said:
I probably watch porn a couple of times a month. Anything can be addictive, including porn - I wouldn't say otherwise. I don't think that necessarily makes porn bad.
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Yup -- in China, Korea, and Japan (at least), overuse of the Internet is considered a clinical addiction.
 
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