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While it's probably true that there are people who might struggle with porn, there are plenty of people who struggle with addictions of all kinds - alcohol, gambling, opiates, etc.

But there are certainly valid questions that come up with stuff like this:

• Is the government's place to enforce a mandatory 18yr age requirement to view porn?
• If so, what kinds of unintended ramifications are possible from imposing such a requirement? I can think of quite a few, but I'm curious what others think.
• Could it be argued that this is an attempt to legislate morality or impose censorship?

I think that these are fair questions and perhaps the meat and potatoes of the issue lies a bit deeper than anyone's sole opinion on whether porn is "bad for you" or not.

Porn addiction can lead to erectile dysfunction

a ton of stuff just started to make sense

I get ads on the radio, TV, and billboards for ED, and I wonder how many of them are directly related to porn. I'm not a scientist, but I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people "suffering" just prefer porn to their SO on some level (maybe subconsciously).

I'm asking is the response proportional to the damage? I never said I thought it wasn't harmful or that we shouldn't regulate access. Obviously many people are upset with the adult verification methods that these states are using, but is this a necessary evil or virtue signaling? All we know is that kids shouldn't view porn, so how far does that get taken? All the way to a complete ban? What's the measure of success even?

I worked in the porn industry for almost a decade. I see no moral issues with it, but there is growing evidence that porn addiction is a problem for many.