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I am sufficiently old that I did not experience hard core internet porn until I could manage it. But evidence seems to show that for the vulnerable, porn consumption can lead to dopamine deletion and depression.

> It made sex seem much less dramatic and more normal.

I think you’ll find quite a lot of people, even here, view this as a bad thing.

Probably also depends on the porn you were exposed to. I think the people who see porn as inherently problematic are usually mostly thinking of the nastier stuff.