
celinenyx
Written on Mar 22, 2017
My interest in this book is mainly from a historical perspective: never before have humans had access to continuous streams of sexually stimulating content. Such a development is bound to change the way people express and experience their sexuality.
Your Brain on Porn offered plenty of fascinating information on what viewing copious amounts of internet porn does to the brain. Spoiler alert: it's not good. What I found especially refreshing is that the book takes no moral stance on whether pornography is wrong or not. It simply questions, what happens if we watch (too much of) it?
It presents a convincing argument, compiling all relevant research conducted until now, but ultimately I was not the intended audience. It largely reads as a self-help book for men dealing with sexual issues stemming from porn use. I'm sure this book is helpful to them, as it contains many testimonials and an uplifting message, but this aspect of the book held little interest for me.
Your Brain on Porn offered plenty of fascinating information on what viewing copious amounts of internet porn does to the brain. Spoiler alert: it's not good. What I found especially refreshing is that the book takes no moral stance on whether pornography is wrong or not. It simply questions, what happens if we watch (too much of) it?
It presents a convincing argument, compiling all relevant research conducted until now, but ultimately I was not the intended audience. It largely reads as a self-help book for men dealing with sexual issues stemming from porn use. I'm sure this book is helpful to them, as it contains many testimonials and an uplifting message, but this aspect of the book held little interest for me.