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This is good. Porn is one of the most powerful weapons in the psychological warfare armory. It interrupts the risk-reward cycle of the human brain, thus disrupting the functioning of society generally. For example, Israel broadcast porn on major television networks when occupying Palestine in 2002 [1].

[1] http://www.news24.com/xArchive/Archive/Porn-the-new-weapon-o...

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Maybe the traditional "functioning of society" itself is flawed? When you're talking about human society, arguing for the status quo isn't necessarily a strong persuader.

For one thing, I would much rather live in a modern liberal society (where porn is legal) than any of the many repressive countries where porn is expressly forbidden.

Liberalism is based on the incorrect assumption that man has agency.

Regardless of whether or not man has agency, I'd still rather live in a liberal society!

We may have our problems, but it's better than goose-stepping in uniform, getting caned for sexual deviancy, being burned at the stake for heresy, etc.

(Also: life has got to be about more than lamenting the fate of some imagined "golden culture" that frankly never existed. Live a little!)

Thats great, but certain populations are being demonstrably soft-genocided in that their birth rates are below replacement level, and internet porn is a leading cause.

> Thats great, but certain populations are being demonstrably soft-genocided in that their birth rates are below replacement level, and internet porn is a leading cause.

So, by deciding not to have children, people are guilty of "soft genocide"?

I've seen some crazy beliefs and weird moral systems on HN but this one takes the cake.

>This is good.

Yes, a bill requiring adults to pay $20 and send in a written request just to be able to use their "internet access device" normally is brilliant. I'm not sure why this wasn't implemented sooner.

It just seems so obviously good, especially when you consider that historically, adult content filters have a false positive rate of 0%.

>Porn is one of the most powerful weapons in the psychological warfare armory.

Maybe PornHub is secretly a DARPA project!

You wish it's DARPA

I mean, cool anecdote that you've shared about its potency on the human mind.

But please don't impose your Puritan world view

Do Puritans have views on modern psychological warfare tactics that I am unaware of?

Far worse than what you may have heard of about the Amish, I am afraid to say.

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