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The article focuses on "fake fitness": the false sense held by gamers that their gaming activities promote fitness and success in the real world.

The article aims to show that this sense is indeed false.

Porn consumers don't generally share a sense that porn consumption improves their real-world fitness and success. You could make a separate argument against porn consumption, but the "fake fitness" argument the article makes doesn't apply to porn addiction.

Are you sure it isn't actually at the forefront of the discussion? Because I remember reading quite a lot of stuff during the past 2-3 years on the effects of porn on young adults.

Difficult conversation topic for many, I suppose