10 Reasons Porn Addiction is an Epidemic

10 Reasons Porn Addiction is an Epidemic
10 Reasons Porn Addiction is an Epidemic

10 Reasons Porn Addiction is an Epidemic

With the advent of the World Wide Web in 1989, it became possible to trade instant messages between people anywhere in the world. One could simply type something, and someone elsewhere would see it being typed in real time. Although the first web browsers were text-only, it was only a matter of time until images could be sent and received. Shortly thereafter, videos entered the fray. Even before the first video made its way across the internet, pornography had sprung up all over.

As with anything that appeals to or stimulates the pleasure

centers in the body, it fostered a cycle of addiction in those people who were susceptible to such addictions. The first image trading took place in newsgroups, such as alt.binaries.erotica and its many clones. Such transfers were accomplished through a bulletin board systems, up until 2017, porn addiction is has become an epidemic. Why has it become ubiquitous? Here are 10 reasons why:

10It is a “forbidden fruit.”

Porn is enticing

9Internet porn is everywhere.

Anywhere there is wi-fi there is porn

8It feeds a basal need for power.

Porn can provide a rush of power

7People are just horny.

Sex is a biological need

6It’s easy to fulfill one’s fantasies.

Porn fuels fantasy

5It might just be a compulsion.

It’s easy to get carried away

4It’s fun, by gosh!

Fun? Maybe.

3Men can’t handle sexually assertive women.

Sexually dominant women scare some men

2The porn industry pushes itself.

The porn industry promotes consumption of its product

1Most of the time, it’s free.

The real growth of porn addiction is due to its availability