Being Addicted to Adult Videos

[@ccash3290]

Addiction is not about money spent, it's about spending what you don't want to spend like too much time

[@Venomox666]

yes

[@pricetopay5152]

@Matthew Dyar No money does not = time. An addiction can cause you to lose spending time with family and friends which is priceless to some people maybe not you

[@joaoassumpcao3347]

Also about mental damage. Porn is proven to be very harmful to your ability of social bonding, and can help lead to a couple of different mental illnesses, the most obvious ones being depression and anxiety obviously

[@OMGSAMCOPSEY]

Addiction is both but also neither. If something you do is having a clearly negative effect on your life and yet you continue to do it that's an addiction. Someone could spend $100 a day on E-girls instead of eating properly but be done in 10 minutes ORRR they could spend nothing and yet regularly waste entire days. Both would be symptoms of addiction. If you're regularly putting a habit in front of something you need that's an addiction.

[@nisemono1625]

Well I only spend like 2 sec ☠️

[@strikethrow]

Connor: I would never spend money on porn Also Connor: I just bought physical copy of porn

[@Sharkofspace]

Ironically*

[@carlomacahig2608]

Well it's to preserve a masterpiece

[@rattled1557]

its about P R E S T I G E

[@FlyingHeatball]

It's hentai and it's art

[@ArcticZombie]

Mother knows breast is much more than a hentai. It’s a lifestyle.

[@Accelarekt]

Connor: "i feel sorry to joey for playing eroge". Joey: "well you play league". *C H E C K M A T E*

[@f1r3hunt3rz5]

One cannot possibly comeback from that, that's one hell of a burn.

[@yamadawaver9317]

Burnt to crisp

[@Abdullah_muslim1]

Took him the fucking sun

[@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714]

Agreed. Ive played eroges and I play dota.

[@jacobburr3570]

@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 now someone needs to combine the two x)

[@josephwoo69]

"spending money on hentai games, completely understandable" - Garnt

[@OhTaco77]

Its same computer games for horny ppl

[@joxbarros5054]

YES

[@anitaremenarova6662]

Bruh, gotta love the contradictions. I love these guys but they horribly misrepresented what addiction is about.

[@nalinraj4347]

yea like brazzers subscription is not that bad like its like a sportify subscription your paying for quality porn instead of searching/wasting time for good porn so u can jack off for 10-30 mins, paying for "only fans" is was where its gets dangerous cause ur paying for creator and more and more can go into the simping territory they spend way too much time/money onto the creator for very little attention.

[@DanielPereira-ey9nt]

It is still a game

[@kakseto8757]

The "post nut clarity" is strong

[@asianhooman2111]

*Nut*

[@hortehighwind8651]

There's a reason it's also known as "Philosopher's Time" in Japan.

[@mkay7330]

I now refer to it as “Sage Mode”

[@bruhbruh3438]

kak seto is that u?

[@vishred2899]

If anyone is thinking of paying for adult content, just bust one out and rethink that decision.

[@toxicsugarart2103]

I’ve never spent money on porn but I had a crazy addiction to it for a few years. It was especially difficult to talk about because I’m 1) religious and 2) a woman. I never felt like it affected my life outwardly in any way but it absolutely obliterated my mental health. It’s really nice to see the bois talk about the issue seriously. 💓

[@neymarmerci2295]

Girl im in the same situation

[@toxicsugarart2103]

@@neymarmerci2295 rip 👊😔

[@jhinthevirtuoso4886]

i cant stop it i hate my addiction to it :(

[@pratikchakraborty6354]

I feel like I'm in that situation rn (and I'm a boy) but I hope I get out of it soon.

[@cristianjimenez3657]

For me I was hooked to cam girls for a bit. When you’re lonely and these girls shower you with attention because they want your money, it’s easy to get sunk in. I agreed with the mental health though, I was in a bad spot and trying to put an expensive bandaid on my problem. Glad it’s easier to openly talk about these issues nowadays.

[@SamIsAlive4Now]

When human beings go extinct there’s gonna be some random ass alien wandering the wasteland that is earth and the only proof of human life is gonna be conners pristine copy of Mother Knows Breast

[@temerianlillies]

God I hope ghosts are real so I could experience that moment

[@bacoloidlizar7417]

@randomguy9777 Plastic and aluminumI I believe. And it can erode, but only if the plastic around the metal breaks or gets scratched. Its a PRISTINE copy however, so it'll last absolute millenia, enough for alien children to study Mother Knows Breast in alien school

[@shadowstorm1111]

Addicted to adult videos? So this podcast

[@cereskerrigan]

Seems like this podcast will be one of my wife’s favorites.

[@robo567]

i mean, it is a video with adults in it

[@cereskerrigan]

@@robo567 (Semi)Young “Adults.”

[@shadowstorm1111]

@@cereskerrigan one young adult, grown adult, and a midlife crisis adult. I keep forgeting gig is in his dirty thirties

[@cereskerrigan]

@@shadowstorm1111even better. The ones who are going crazy are more proactive...

[@realkingofantarctica]

I love how this podcast went from seasonal anime to talking about adult content in not even half of the run time. Just shows how much they hate talking about anime on an anime podcast, and it's hilarious.

[@Just_a_turtle_chad]

A turtle still approves of the podcast.

[@brub-eo1oj]

A slow descent into madness

[@adammasterx5854]

I feel lucky seeing two famous commenters in the same comment

[@bigtortoise2318]

if someone has the time to got through every podcast so far and get a rough percentage of the amount of time they've spent talking about anime/manga/hentai and a percentage on everything else that would be epic

[@Gabriel-ir1zt]

The anime podcast where they do anything but talk about anime Reminds me of Konosuba how its the Isekai adventure anime where they dont adventure

[@tynzone7506]

I feel when Garnt was talking to the camera at the end he was asking for help. LMAO

[@adriane.1317]

LOOOOL

[@autarkdesigns]

It hurt me when he kept getting cut off and looks completely miserable

[@JohnDoe-wx2oo]

@@autarkdesigns he should stop talking. He's not meant for video/radio/entertainment.

[@LuminousOriens]

@@JohnDoe-wx2oo no words

[@espinaca27]

Our whole system is centered on addiction and addiction starters. We are bombarded by attractive stuff all the time: episodes have cliffhangers, YT/FB/IG etc have the renowned algorithm showing us another interesting video, porn is more visceral, appealing to our sexual desires. The list goes on

[@McBeatLP]

It's horrible honestly and really hard to avoid..

[@vintagerock547]

Cliffhangers are not attractive, they just want to make me yeet my phone into the wall.

[@NikkoTanGoogle]

@@vintagerock547 but it does trigger your dopamine response, meaning you're itching to watch the next thing.

[@wesleywyndam-pryce5305]

we can combat that though, by moving left. capitalism sucks.

[@JaredConnell]

If you think that stuff is addictive wait til you try heroin

[@tenacious_takakumi2680]

I have a story: When I was in the military I had a friend who worked with coding and worked for a company, that help people to repair computers. He told that one day, a completely normal man came and left his laptop for some coding help in the workshop. It was nothing special for my friend until he opened the laptop and started to open his files. The laptop had hundreds of gigabits of hentai and child pornography, which were not hidden. The man probably thought he copied and deleted his secret files and didn’t check his laptop before leaving it to the company. Shocked, my friend first called the police and explained what he has found but the police didn’t 100% believe him. After the call, he went straight to the police and showed the files to the female officer he called, who replied after seeing the files: Ok, much more than I thought. The man was soon after arrested

[@akay_g9]

Jesus Christ Man, that's terrifying... We truly need to take the issue of Sexual Disorders more seriously!

[@jarotheboar8398]

I wasn't surprised at first until CP was mentioned, oh my lord

[@licklack6763]

That is just wow

[@nef36]

@Twice Nothing The dude literally gave him the computer to rifle around in and fuck with the files

[@devilbuster20xx37]

@@jarotheboar8398 Shit went from 0 to 100 real fucking fast.

[@Whoo711]

"What is.. a porn addiction?" "Sydsnap!" lmfao

[@Koronel79]

Everytime I hear about porn and addiction I remember a quote from "8mm" film: "If you dance with the devil, the devil don't change. The devil changes you."

[@LadderVictims]

What does that suppose to mean??

[@JD-of6pc]

@@LadderVictims I think it means like u doing a bad thing and u mess around with it and play with it, that won't change but the more u do it, u become less of who u actually are and lose ur sense of 'self' as of such

[@Koronel79]

@@LadderVictims In terms of porn, a normal person starts with 04 or 05 vanilla tags. After some time watching porn the number of tags increases radically and scenes that initially you found repulsive are now normal stuff. At some point you will felt bored, and you want to see more and more. And the scary part is that you didn't notice when you become "Cultured".

[@beyblademoses5379]

Reminds me of an immortal technique line

[@cristianperezbrunet7944]

Similar to: "if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you"

[@tehgrack1287]

I wanted to add this bit to expand upon what Khanlfani Wadlington said in a comment as well. Along with the time spent (rather along those same lines), how much it disrupts or interferes with daily life. Noticing the level of preoccupation (how often you think about it), and compulsions of wanting to look at it as well. Try going a week without looking at porn and notice how your body reacts. For some people this may be very easy, but other people may experience withdrawal symptoms. All depends on how often a person is engaging with it (frequency) and duration. Lines tend to get real blurry talking about porn addiction when you take into account different aspects of culture or school of thought into the concept of sex positivity and your personal stance on watching pornography. Hence back to the measurement of how much it disrupts, interrupts, or negatively influences your daily life.

[@SecretMarsupial]

Mental and emotional dependency are two different beasts. Both equally horrific in their own way.

[@crimson1453]

This is literally the problem I'm having, it's not just the fact that it takes time out of my day which sometimes can be A LOT for the simple fact that this crushing guilt, addiction, etc make it hard for me to eeeh release let's say. But it's also about how it affects my day afterwards or before when thinking about it or after doing it when having to deal with the guilt of doing something I despise. Worst part is, it's so hard to quit because it's what I rely on for dopamine hits so while I sometimes can go a week or so without doing it there's always a point where I feel too down or my hormones get the best of me and I fall back into doing it. It's also hard because like most young people I was introduced to this shit at like 12, and kids nowadays I know are starting even younger.

[@zakazany1945]

Withdrawal is what alcohol, cocaine, crack, meth, heroine and other drugs do to you. Videos don't.

[@Doctor4077]

I feel like you can still be addicted to porn without actually spending money, especially now where you can pretty much get most (if not all) porn free one way or another.

[@AaA_10779]

It's not just about the money.

[@jonathankim1999]

I strongly agree.

[@SuperAvocadoo]

You don't need to guess. It's a fact. More and more people are getting addicted to porn exactly because it's free and easy to access

[@soupiestdave2571]

definitely agree i used to have 500+ tabs open

[@DeusExNihilo]

I would argue they're different addictions. Specifically watching porn and spending money on cams. I feel like people who spend money on cams do it for the parasocial relationship rather than the sexual gratification

[@_Dea]

Who in their right mind would stash their porn in the C: drive?

[@CharmCaster]

ikr... i just can't stop laughing at the thumbnail 😂

[@koheikyouji]

Uhhhhhhhhhhh.....be right back

[@Salimslam]

They are still in the Download folder lol

[@skrill1285]

or in any drive, who tf downloads porn

[@GreatMCGamer]

@@skrill1285 Exactly, if it's on the internet today, it's also there tomorrow.

[@dizzypear]

"There are people out there" -Gigguk, 2021

[@ianhammock4564]

Such wisdom

[@NikosGinsan]

It's not just about porn. Literally EVERYTHING can be bad if you are addicted to it.

[@xN0XvRVLEZx]

I'm addicted to breathing.

[@FireInfernoZ]

@@xN0XvRVLEZx that's not addiction. That's just hyperventilating lmao

[@Joshua_Cartus]

I'm addicted to practicing guitar... Is that bad?

[@freakcan]

How about v-tubers?

[@dogkaisher8841]

@@Joshua_Cartus you could hurt your fingers practicing too much

[@whatswiththenoise]

Anything can be addictive. Food, drink, gambling, constantly binge watching shows, porn. When the alarm bells start to ring in your head or someone says "You might be addicted", pay attention

[@kaimcdragonfist4803]

My church has a lot of resources for overcoming addiction, and I read through some of them just because I was curious one evening and I think that was the biggest eye opener. Anything in excess can be harmful, and the main goal is achieving a balance, even if it means eliminating some things that, to others may be harmless, but to you specifically it’s a huge drain on you mentally, physically, financially, or spiritually. It’s even worse if you have a personality that’s already predisposed to addiction, speaking from experience there

[@anshumanrath6703]

Or studies🙄🙄🙄

[@Foogi9000]

It's easier said than done.

[@AlfaRomeoQ]

@@Foogi9000 Totally. It's really hard to not become addicted when I have a hard time getting into a relationship because of mental health issues, as well as being ugly, thus porn becomes well, the only way out. It starts as "you gotta do what you gotta do", and soon you're just making the problem worse with no way out. Luckily I'm not rich so I don't spend money on it, otherwise that'd be yet another shovel digging the proverbial hole lmao.

[@dominicsevilla1189]

I got an ad right when Garnt said "i dont understand..." right at 4:19 so it said "i dont understand.. league of legeands is on mobile" and i about spit my drink everywhere

[@marcosbergamini8450]

It's so funny seeing Gigguk saying how spendig money on hentai is normal but spending money on real porn isn't

[@SpaceAndyx]

He's not talking about hentai. He's talking about Eroges, which are like visual novels with porn tacked to it.

[@sliferx0]

​@Heisenburger its the same shit, you watch it, receive dopamine, get used to the feeling, need to find something more stimulating, repeat

[@otakunemesis34]

@Ratafak Plachta you have not seen the bad doujins have you?

[@69hikikomori]

Hentai costs 500x more money to produce than a real life one it’s real effort

[@damude1941]

@@69hikikomori That something, whatever it is, costs a lot of money to produce means that it can afford that because it is profitable and will make more money. Means that, profit, it does not mean that it is better. To me, hentai looks like scenes of character doing pae d0 phi lia with chest tumors and drugged faces. Hentai terrifies me in a way that I am unable to express with words. And use tons of money to do that does not help to feel other way.

[@bladesandswords6136]

Having porn addiction sucks. I myself had it and it’s miserable trying to get out. My advice is to get help now; find someone who can keep you accountable and encourages you to be a better person. There will be days where you will relapse and feel like the worst person in the world. Just remember there are other going through the same thing you are going through and there is no shame in asking for help.

[@lucky_ramen9803]

Thank you very much😢😥

[@mov4736]

checkout the r/NoFap subreddit. community dedicated to just that.

[@goalhornfanatic9449]

I still feel like the main question is; where do you draw the line? What counts as an addiction and what is still considered okay?

[@franzcayme7917]

@@goalhornfanatic9449 I think its an addiction when it’s hard to go one week without porn

[@dogeraid5937]

Shit I'm addicted

[@Souvik_Dutta]

Garnt: How one can spend so much money on porn!? *2 min later* -Proceeds to spent money on png waifus

[@ren96706]

Theres a big difference there

[@MLG4TheWin]

waifu4laifu

[@silentlyjudgingyou5748]

@@ren96706 You're right, the latter is much worse.. (I'd know, speaking from experience 😓😂)

[@mushmush4980]

I don't get why there's a difference between a hentai game and paying for real porn to them, that's just not self aware.

[@hashuvan425]

@@mushmush4980 Have you played eroge? it's basically just a visual novel with sex scenes in it, it would take like more than an hour of reading before you get to the action. If you're gonna use it as fap material, just use porn. Eroge are more like a dating simulator, which gives more that just something to fap to

[@MadChrisp]

Weird that they find real porn addiction weird. But paying real money for cartoon lewds is completely fine to them...

[@silentlyjudgingyou5748]

That's what happens when someone warps their own perception of a once relative concept which then becomes foreign. Quite ironic if I say so myself, but I think this can easily apply to MOST (not all) people of our generation (the generation of social media, the internet, etc. Basically people born anywhere from the late 90's-2000's to now) But it's pretty normal to have for many, as most of us have done and still keep doing it to ourselves and people around us sub-consciously, regardless of whether we ever intended to or not. We are what we like, as they say in lament terms.

[@mushmush4980]

Yeah. I love their podcast but this was very un-self aware and just sad. Even if he said that as a joke, which I know he wasn't.

[@GreatMCGamer]

Buying a game is different, as it's interactable and in your mind you acknowledge that everything in it was designed and made by someone with a lot of man hours. Where as, like the porn star they had as a guest once said, they go in for 1 day of filming, and then it's just the matter of editing. Same with just images. It takes a lot of hours to draw and finalize a good image. And it's to satisfy Your fantasy, instead of some other guys. It is very different from normal porn. And you also partly treat it as art, opposed to normal porn. Hentai enjoyers see normal porn as "low effort" thus they don't see value in it.

[@calovers1]

Cartoon lewds take talent to make hurt no one and deserve support spreading your legs and getting fucked doesn't it's degrading and fuck up a lot of human life both creator and consumers thus shouldn't make any money girl trafficking is a thing you know

[@housink8104]

@@GreatMCGamer the point of this talk was addiction. It doesn't matter how much talent or time went into making something because addiction is addiction at the end of the day. It takes a lot of time, effort and talent to make certain wines but if someone is an alcoholic who only drinks the finest wine, it doesn't make them any less addicted to alcohol. That's what you and the trash taste podcast seem to be missing here. It's not different because people can be addicted to anything, including games, and it will have a hugely adverse affect on their life. Edit: you're also minimising a lot of the hard work some Porn actors do. The one that guested on this show talked about filming for hours until her body literally ached. Regardless of how you view sex workers, any job that requires hours of physical activity is difficult. It's not "low effort" compared to drawing especially since there are way more risks that come with it.

[@egeorgiades93]

Porn Addition, like all additions; is when your time must revolve in one way or another with said addition. For example, you are unable to function if you can’t watch porn once a day. It’s similar to Alcohol Addition, where if you are someone who needs to have a Drink at least once a day, then you are addicted to it.

[@magoslucius4245]

Alcohol is slightly different. It's more of a physical addiction where your body will experience physical symptoms such as seizures, vomiting etc. Whereas porn is straight up mental and you don't need to taper off unlike Alcohol, benzos or heroin

[@jothello9162]

"porn addition" call that arithmedick

[@adrianherbert5844]

@@jothello9162 I love the internet.

[@Organicwatermelon123]

@@jothello9162 😂😂😂

[@Organicwatermelon123]

Like all additions?

[@paulmoore5392]

Speaking as someone who is a recovering porn addict (currently over a month without it and not looking back) You know you're addicted not when you spend money on it, but when it starts overtaking your life. When you start using it as a substitute for real life connection and when it starts taking control of you. When you get to a point where you don't wanna watch and you know you will be worse off if you do it and it starts effecting you in your everyday life. I'll use myself as an example, I'm a 25 year old virgin because the porn addiction prevented me from being attracted to women in that way. Of course it effects you in other aspects, but that was one of the main ones for me. The one thing I can say to anybody going through anything related is to talk with somebody. I would suggest speaking with a therapist and when the right moment happens, speak with a beloved family member or friend. Speaking from experience, recovery becomes so much easier when you don't have to hide it from everybody. If it wasn't for speaking with people, I wouldn't have discovered my potential diagnosis or symptoms of ADD or ADHD and learned that that it was one of the major reasons I became an addict due to people with ADD, ADHD or at least symptoms of it also commonly having highly addictive personality traits. I know this comment is a few months late, but if anybody reads this with any questions, feel free to reply

[@aheenobarbushenocied9880]

Thanks for sharing. I've started taking NoFap seriously these past 2 years. I've made tremendous progress, but I still feel absolutely shit when I relapse. after 3 weeks or so the urges really kick in and it gets very hard to stop my self, but I will keep on trying. My record is 1 month and 4 days of no PMO.

[@dragonicbladex7574]

What are you even supposed to do if the things you're into aren't even real

[@nnewman1129]

I know this is old, but I just saw it and I really appreciate these guys talking about this issue, as someone who has spent the past 9 months recovering from porn addiction which I've had for a huge chunk of my life, largely stemming from being exposed to porn way too young (my dad did nothing to hide his porn, and still doesn't) I feel I was lucky enough to be able to change and have a healthy relationship with porn, and I think a big part of what enabled that was having friends who didn't shame me for it when I opened up to it, but also didn't downplay that I did have an addiction. I still haven't fully financially recovered, but I feel I'm at least not sabotaging real life relationships like I was.

[@shua8591]

This was really motivational to me mate. Boutta start my journey, wish me luck 🙏

[@nnewman1129]

@@shua8591 good luck, it's not easy and you'll probably have slip ups but keep at it. You've already made the first step by admitting you have a problem.

[@chrisc7265]

"a healthy relationship with porn" lol

[@Borderose]

I call my archives "The Gate of Babyon". For the contents of my hard-drive have long surpassed my own knowledge.

[@fkez0510]

Haha

[@MrJeffreytwo]

Connor: Hand on heart I've never spent money on porn. Also Connor: I bought Mother Knows Breast recently.

[@Lumina777]

Hentai is art though

[@MrJeffreytwo]

@@Lumina777 Can't argue with you there.

[@Bletbybiiaki]

I've had an addiction to online novels, at first I started excesivelly reading them, then my grades dropped, then I dropped out from college, then I stopped leaving home, litterally stopped going to work, and stopped talking to people in general. Later sold my vr, laptop and then desktop to pay my rent to keep reading. I stopped showering beacause I'd have to be alone with my thoughts for 10 minutes. Currently I haven't read a novel for over 2 months and got back to work.

[@ev2175]

Smut novels to regular if you don’t mind me asking?

[@Dreweful]

for anyone wondering, addiction is when you are habituated to doing a rewarding action routinely without specific reason, accompanied with withdrawals when stopped, and the fact this behaviour causes you serious dysfunction in your life (financially / socially /physiologically / psychologically). Addiction can happen to any action, including having sex, watching porn, playing games, eating stuff, watching likes stats, etc. So if you feel like you are having this symptoms associated with any kind of action, you might be addicted. The first step is to confirm to your local healthcare. hope this information helps fam

[@JustinBae]

I believe they're talking about Larry Wheels

[@juanz9572]

POWER

[@killerqueen6023]

Buffed guy ✔️ Around 1M subs ✔️ In relationship ✔️ Understanding partner ✔️ Spending on live cam ✔️

[@stuntmonkey00]

"If you've spent money on porn, you've failed the internet."

[@noobmastertrollslayer3390]

No you trancsend

[@serenityssolace]

I pirate everything

[@smol_hornet613]

No, it's the other way around - if you pay for porn, you are *contributing* to the internet

[@bigflytrap]

Smol_Hornet without people spending money on porn, the thieves would have nothing to pirate

[@mardshima2070]

Meanwhile there actually lot of artist in something like Deviantart and Pixiv whose money came from some rich guy who want a specific porn art so badly, such a necrophilia and abortion (WTF!).

[@chadasonmcgraw]

The moment you realize you are addicted to Adult Content is when you can not go without it. For example, the moment I realized I had such an addiction, I realized that I couldn't go more than a day or two without feeling like I need to watch a video. Spending money on adult content is another addiction in itself (thankfully not one that I have). But being addicted means that the content takes up your life. It becomes a need. Something that will also become embarassing and hidden from loved ones. Once you try going without something and you feel that you need it again (even though you really do not) that is when you can tell you are hooked. At least that is how I found out in my experience.

[@slendydie1267]

The dude that they talked about is Larry Wheels. He is very known with being perfectly transparent with his audience talking about everything even the steroids and cycles he's done to get to where he is, the pros and cons of all of this even his health results after taking steroids for X amount of time. Very cool dude, one of the best fitness personalities.

[@VJR16]

As someone who is being addicted to a dangerous hobby myself , I'd like to thank the boys cuz when I've watched this podcast episode, I've realized that I'm also beggining to enter somekind of dangerous addiction as well, huge thanks to them for making me realize and regulate myself ^^

[@alexmikhylov]

every type of addiction is defined exactly the same way. an activity becomes an addiction when it starts noticeably harm your life (health, social life, financials, anything) but you can't stop despite actually realizing the harm.

[@kaptainriflebeard5980]

P**n Addiction is equivalent other addictions. Alcoholism, Shopaholic, etc. It becomes an addiction when it starts to affect and harm your every day life. Like you just can't function without it and are dependant on said thing.

[@Nolo-HLM]

Today I was doing a kahoot about Disney and it was about guessing songs from that specific Disney scene and when Rapunzel came up, one of the choices were "Mother knows best" and I initially thought it said mother knows breast 🤣

[@BeastOrGod]

Addicted to adult videos? Nah Addicted to anime videos? *YEAH*

[@GnosticLucifer]

I'm not addicted to either but one bad day would be enough to make me addicted to both

[@zero-gj4ql]

@@GnosticLucifer *adult anime videos

[@GnosticLucifer]

@Shadow M I have seen it many times so maybe unconsciously, yes?

[@ipwndrums]

"i feel so wet-...bad about that" lmfao bro i dont even know what to say about that. freudian slip to the max

[@Organicwatermelon123]

I really love these guys but honestly hearing them talk about paying for porn being right and paying for hentai is "understandable" was kinda painful hearing

[@nikewalker96]

I think what they meant was paying for an eroge is since it is a visual novel with hentai scenes added to it. It's not just straight up hentai.

[@Organicwatermelon123]

@@nikewalker96 idk it still just feels kinda depressing to hear not disrespect to them or anything

[@MrDezokokotar]

@@Organicwatermelon123 I often disagree with them but theyre right on this. Hentai **game** is just not equivalent to a porn video. Hentai video is. With a game its a bit like a normal video game - you play it for many hours, it has story/gameplay etc. You pay for the porn part of it too but i think thats usually the smaller part. Hard to say how common this is but i think most people rarely jack off to hentai games. I know i dont. Whereas "paying for porn" as they describe it implies youre either - paying for a video/subscription to jack off to regularly or - paying a camgirl for a essentially one-sided relationship (that you can jack off to too, i guess?) Very different. There are of course "hentai" equiavalents to porn videos too that are just jerk off material. Paying for that is the same as paying for porn, yes.

[@deletedaccount6388]

@@MrDezokokotar I fail to understand why you would think people buy eroges and porn videos for different reasons. People buy both for the same reason: to be aroused/jack off. You would not buy an eroge for something other than the hentai unless it has a good storyline or has good gameplay, and most of the time it's only the first option, which I feel 75% of the time isn't the reason

[@5yogurt]

Pay for what you love. Compensate the people who create the things you enjoy. It just makes sense.

[@theletters9623]

As someone who experienced a behavioral addiction (social media, not porn, but same technical category) what makes it an addiction is when it fucks up your ability to be a person, that could be spending a lot of money, it could also be spending so much time that you dont get enough sleep; and if you try to stop you gotta drag your brain out of it kicking and screaming for like a month straight it sucksss. And like after a certain point when youre addicted the addictive behavior in question isnt even like enjoyable anymore, but it feels like you *need* to do it anyways

[@kaihinds926]

I remember when Larry Wheels uploaded that video, everyone thought it was going to be about steroid use (eventhough hes open about that) but God damn that video must've taken some big balls to put out there.

[@CatalogK9]

I really wish more people were willing to address this issue! As far as the mechanics of addiction, because of the massive hit of dopamine, etc. that gets released, it acts exactly like a drug addiction in the brain. Sociologically, porn becoming mainstream has obliterated people's understanding of relationships and sex, to the point where humiliating and degrading crap is considered normal, and all intimacy is lost, and when the act doesn't deliver the intimacy expected, people assume the other person must not be the one for them and move on, rather than addressing the source of their warped expectations and actions. With it becoming more and more prevalent, we see children being exposed to it younger and younger, and this of course has disastrous consequences. And none of this even starts to address the abuse in the industry or that comes from those who are addicted to it to a less obvious degree (unwilling to give it up for a relationship, but also unwilling to admit how much of a habit it is for them, or how much it actually interferes in their lives), let alone how this affects relationships where it plays the role of an actual mistress... People act like the only reasons I have for hating the entire industry in all its forms are because of my religious beliefs or because I must be some sort of prude, but the more I learn from workers and addicts and others with relevant experience... it's truly terrifying.

[@OBIIIIIIIII]

3:04 Connor is creating his own *Svalbard global ‘NUT’ vault*

[@albertoedoni9953]

It becomes an addiction when it interferes with your daily life. When you do it in a dirty toilet at your workplace, when you refuse to go out and make friends because you want to watch porn, when you spend half a day in front of a naked girl on a screen instead of doing your homework or chores, when it is costantly on your mind, when you waste hundreds of dollars on it, when you fail at school for the second year in a row, to the point of dropping out becouse when you're home it's the only damned thing you do! It becomes an addiction when although you are aware of ALL the negative sides of it, you just cant stop, no matter how many times you attempt to do so. It drains your life and freedom away, until you're left broke, miserable and lonely.

[@SamDavies94]

You don't have to spend money to be addicted to porn... I don't know why there is this separation within the conversation. With the amount of free porn out there, it's far, far easier to become addicted and consumed by it, trust me...

[@5yogurt]

🤔 How do you know so much about it hmmm?

[@wippo42]

@@5yogurt bruh

[@fen9007]

@@5yogurt I know you’re just joking but cmon this a real problem that has real consequences, this stuff literally destroys lives and families

[@5yogurt]

@@fen9007 People need to take accountability for their actions and also seek help. I'm not sure how posting in the comment section about this issue is going to help.

[@fen9007]

@@5yogurt how tf is your first comment gonna help either? You’re right but it goes against what you previously said. Anyway I won’t reply again to cause an internet argument to go further

[@thefrontendnerd6715]

For any warriors out there fighting porn addiction remember, Keep fighting, watching that video isnt worth it at all

[@coolerrocket]

i know this is out of nowhere but has to be said. if people are promoting there onlyfans or nudes on dating apps, they should just stop. People go on there to meet people not to buy content. And its pretty annoying when it happens. Because most of the time they dont even admit thats what theyre on there for.

[@charlesswabb3422]

As someone who has dealt with addiction, many people don’t realize it’s a problem until it has royally messed your life up because they don’t think of it that way. If someone close to you is struggling with that kind of thing talk to them about it. It’ll be hard but they may not understand the harm they are doing to themselves or others around them. They will need your support.

[@puperman4208]

I can't find anyone in gen z that isn't addicted to porn

[@everettcoleman2335]

Same 😔

[@unrulyrhyme7139]

Lmao

[@thabokgwele5268]

Define 'addicted'

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

@@thabokgwele5268 Constantly watching and unable to quit/stop.

[@incog0956]

@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks define "constantly". Every day?

[@Windmill360]

I think the guy you're talking about is Larry Wheels, the bodybuilder. I think he only had a girlfriend though, he wasn't married.

[@juliantorres5138]

no terry crews too

[@HearMeLearn]

The line in any addiction is when it starts affecting your ability to live your daily life

[@Haru_Misu]

Speaking on the Only Fans creators having creepy viewers, I heard a story a while ago on a guy breaking into a creator's house, and he was sniffing her underwear and doing other weird shit. I think he was living in her attic for a few days or weeks before getting caught....

[@ColdEmperor]

“Can’t find a happy relationship.” That’s pretty much a very large portion of doods and women are on a steep rise. Things gotta change.

[@phos6086]

I used to be addicted and after reading the easypeasy way to quit porn, meditating, journalling. I feel amazing and have successfully beat the addiction.

[@fen9007]

Yay that’s great, I’m still working on mine

[@realcirno1750]

W

[@PekingDuck01]

Is supporting a porn company through a subscription really that different from supporting anime or manga by paying for subscriptions to crunchyroll/Funimation or buying a physical/digital copy? In either case you’re supporting a content creator. In neither case are you entitled to receive their work for free. I’m clearly a hypocrite though because I’ve also never paid for porn and I’ve definitely downloaded my fair share of bootleg manga or anime

[@AcidRainbowSkies]

completely agree

[@Emerald_Solace]

The difference is how society views it really. Thats why the comparison doesnt work. Sexuality is seen as negative and evil.

[@RFLCPTR]

@@mattmat6967 Why is it disgusting?

[@acrez3260]

@@Emerald_Solace Porn isn’t sexuality. Porn is anti-sexual. It can be detrimental to your mental and physical health and it fucks up your brain’s reward mechanisms. Porn has been around for half a century. People have been sexual for eons. You can explore your sexuality without watching porn

[@roxsshan]

Nah you’re absolutely right. Joey and Garnt are justing warping their mind to make themselves feel better

[@bloodyidit4506]

The worst thing about it isn't the money, it's the lost time. I spent no money on phone games, but I had multiple on my phone at one time and playing them was just eating up my time. It was hard getting them off my phone mentally too, it's fucked up with how insidious it is. Now I focus on more productive things, and it's easy to, but i'm pretty sure i'm addicted to something else i'm not seeing.

[@strawberrymilkshake112]

I'm addicted to this podcast

[@123-d3m1d]

Who isn't

[@jonathansteinmuller9719]

Yep

[@TheRealDarthVader1977]

As someone who was addicted to it, after a while it hurts to look at it to think and to hear it it rips your soul in two… never ever get addicted to it if you need help tell someone

[@yourgirlkafka]

Garnt: how you can be addicted and spend money for that! Also Garnt: V-Tuber are awesome!

[@MrDezokokotar]

Honestly, i think Garnt spending some money on vtubers was more of a content creation thing - i bet he puts that shit into his work expenses. Ive watched vtubers for over a year now and ive spend exactly 0 dollars on them. Though i do wonder how many people actually spend money - its a meme to call vtuber fans simps and all but i think it might be much less than it seems, a lot of it probably coming for the whales.

[@embodimentofimperfection5694]

Porn addiction isn't just paying for stuff (even though that can be an issue) It's the effect it has on your brain to the point that it invades almost every aspect of your life be it your time, relationships, mental space and yeah, money too a lot of the time. It's also really easy to let that addiction in when it feels good in the moment and with gradual diminishing return of dopamine leaving you needing more and more until it's just a natural response/reflex if you let it be

[@TheConloo]

"Spending money on hentai games...completely understandable" - Gigguk

[@kllrnooooova]

tbf there's art, programming, designs, music, etc in eroge

[@scrublord7922]

Chasing that high is a dangerous game lads...

[@bestpriest2224]

I'm not addicted. I'm just more interested in learning Japanese culture and how house wives' daily lives are in Japan in terms of happiness and satisfaction through animated visual means.

[@TheFrogMan-or5rx]

Pron addiction is a pretty relatable problem since a huge amount of people consume sensitive media like that in some shape or form, and I would bet that even the non-addicts have regretted using their time for it instead of whatever they consider fulfilling.

[@BrianM180]

6:07 _Guts Theme starts playing in the background_

[@st.haborym]

Exactly. IRL porn is so readily available for free that it's completely worthless at this point. It'd be like paying for dirt, or rocks, or sticks.

[@MoistCrumpet]

As someone with an addictive personality, I know what it’s like to be addicted to things. It really sucks sometimes. I have to be very careful when I’m viewing porn. I never look at live action porn, mostly because I personally find it gross (to each their own though), but also because the last thing I want is to become addicted to that kind of porn. I have a line that I won’t cross. I honestly wouldn’t put it past me if viewing a couple of videos on porn hub lead to me becoming addicted. But my god... hentai can be really addictive. Right now it’s at the level where it’s not really too concerning because I still have a life. I even go out for fun and spend time with friends and look at other innocent things online as well. But if I’m ever regularly spending money on cam girls or allowing my interest in porn ruin my life in any way, that’s when I know I have a problem.

[@ammaranuar2544]

Topics like this is why I don't mind that they don't talk about anime all the time. This is some real shit that so many people go through and relate to.

[@MizManFryingP]

I think from my experience, you get addicted or it becomes a problem once you start exhibiting some bad behavior. In my case guilt and shame were the biggest signs that I need to regulate it, as well as having a completely messed up sleeping schedule. Not easy to talk about but it is what it is.

[@crimson1453]

Likewise, the worst part isn't even the time it takes of my actual day but the feelings that come along with it including guilt or shame.

[@5Account5]

7:26 This is so true. It takes a strong man to be vulnerable

[@sannylad9204]

that face when connor said "ah well, actually" that was priceless

[@friendlyneighbourhooddegen4739]

Speaking as someone who used to have an OF (Don’t judge, It was during quarantine and I was flat broke.) it’s not a get rich quick scheme. It’s fucking hard work to make a decent living off it and the top earners on already have a social media following to begin with. That said, it’s actually more ethical to support OF creators than companies Brazzers or BangBros. The cut that workers get from those sites is pretty shit and there’s general shadiness that goes on that’s been exposed by people like Mia Khalifa.

[@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu]

I mean twitch streaming is almost the same as adult streaming in terms of how the revenue streams work. I've never paid for porn. But vtubers have made me realise that the line is blurring, it happened before with normal twitch girls, but vtubers is the first time i've really taken notice of it as it sort of entered my area of the internet. And I like vtubers alot even though I've not donated besides the odd sub, or for their charity streams. But with western vtubers really starting with projekt melody who is a chaterbate camgirl turned regular streamer. It really does highlight the similarities in how they work. Also melody is awesome. Tbh its not even a sexual thing it's just the prospect of donating money to streamers in general is a weird mental hurdle to get over. But it does makes sense a twitch sub is likea cinema ticket, and is an optional way of paying them back for providing hours of entertainment.

[@Mister.05]

1:16 Connor correcting his mistake lol “I feel so wet- *bad* about that”

[@5yogurt]

More like 1:14 If you've seen Treasure Planet, the doctor does the same thing when he talks. You're comment just reminded me of that.

[@mr.monologues]

The spending money on porn is like that one rule that You shouldn't break. It's like batman's no killing rule .

[@WhatTheAlva]

When I was planning my japan trip I was already past my figure collecting, so I wasn't expecting to buy much of anything. But when I got there I was bombarded with so much doujins and H-manga that I found it hard to not buy my favorites and then some. 600 dollars later, I get back home and feel so much regret. A bunch of paper porn stashed away from the reach of anybody. I'm not going to use it, it's inconvenient and available elsewhere. It's just a bunch of money I wasted on a heavy box of nothing. At least I can say I gave money to the artist?

[@ricomarez7834]

I think that Garnt and Joey unintentionally give the impression that porn 'should be free', which is something I don't believe that they believe in. I've heard them before talking about streaming anime content illegally, but they are also big on supporting the creators and series' that they enjoy and believe are worthwhile. Porn/erotic stuff is no different from anime or graphic novels or music, in that you should support the things that you enjoy and enhance your life in whatever way you are capable of supporting them (now or in the future). Porn is 'free' in the way that other media is 'free', and access for the underpriviliged is a good thing, but ethically it is important to return some of the value that you recieve from whatever media/service/creator.

[@Nikolai508]

A common indication that something is an addiction is when it starts to affect your work and/or social life.

[@puffinpie]

Garnt: Whats is Po*n addiction? Conor: Sydsnap 😂Didn't noticed that joke first time.

[@alpachinko9154]

Something becomes an addiction when it interferes with the way you function in one or multiple ways. This can be financially, socially (platonic, familial and romantic), employment (not showing up to work, not being able to find work because you spend all your time searching for/indulging in your addicition), the sheer amount of time spent/wasted, negative impacts on your physical/mental health etc. I'm of the opinion that process addictions are just as valid and damaging as substance addictions.

[@lefthandedglasses5241]

Connor: "You play eroges." Joey: "You play league."

[@karlocb8927]

4:05 connor coming in with the jojo reference

[@rohitraj-df8qs]

grant trying so hard to be innocent in this

[@Zurenza]

The way I see it is the same as Video Game Addiction. 1. You put off things you need to do/that are required of you for your Addiction. Whether it be Health or Financial Well-Being. 2. You put off time with friends and family in favor of your addiction. 3. Feeling irritable, frustrated or depressed due to not having access to it. Such as sitting at work and being unable to think about anything else. 4. Gradually becoming more invested in alternative/less-vanilla pornography until the stuff you can get easily just isn't doing it anymore. This then results in spending money on the stuff you want to watch because finding it elsewhere is too difficult. For game's it's a little different, if you find yourself not having fun or "Chasing the Gamer's High." and never achieving it, quit playing that game. This is why I quit League of Legends 3 year's ago. The most important thing here is Moderation. Self-Moderation is hard but incredibly important. Do you actually want to watch Porn? Do you actually need it? Why not use your imagination instead, maybe write out your fantasies, draw them. I would also say this is part of the Addiction, being unable to get off without porn.

[@3lectrodynamics30]

In my opinion the worse part of being addicted to porn is getting away from it.Your brain has basically memorised and wants more of that porn when u just wanna get away from it

[@thexbigxgreen]

I didn't know that I could respect Terry Crews any more than I already did. I love that man, he's so fucking badass, that he's able to be completely vulnerable about really deeply personal issues.

[@grandmasterjayd1184]

This a pretty standard and I’d say conservative take. 1st off addiction isn’t “buying porn” it’s when porn consumes ones life. Let’s make it something different, alcohol. If someone buys some really expensive whiskey and drinks it like once a week to relax I wouldn’t call them an alcoholic. However, if someone speeds less than idk 50$ a week on cheap beer they drink daily to get drunk they are an alcoholic. It interferes with their life, even tho it’s cheap. 2nd, idk why it’s automatically seen as “sad” to buy porn. You all are anime fans, couldn’t someone make the same case for anime? Hell, I remember about 6 years ago when anime streaming was just starting to take off and people would be called crazy for getting a Crunchyroll sub. You’re paying to enjoy quality content of the entertainment you enjoy. I think people just get all weird cause it’s sex related, and people inherently wanna correlate sex with idk romance or more traditional values, I suppose. So it’s seen as kind of a social failure to pay for porn. 3rd:In terms of OF subbing, well I just view OF sex workers as entertainers no different than streamers. People won’t look at someone odd for donating to a fav streamer, but subbing to an OF model they find attractive is odd? “But what about Parasocial relationships?” Well sure, that’s an issue, but it’s not exclusive to sex work. Many KZbinrs have fans who have parasocial relationships with them. I’m reminded of when Pewdiepie’s psn tag was shown and people messaged him in drones expecting a friendship, which he responded “We’re not friends!”. Simply put, it’s just entertainment. Nothing more and nothing less, and it’s to be enjoyed as such. It’s just people’s perception that makes it “sad”.

[@jack-bx1xh]

Not reading that essay lol

[@k2skater870]

From all these addictions comments tbh yall need to touch grass at this point. To get rid of these addictions sometimes u need to talk to someone, go out and do activities, build something, create something, or even go exercise to take your mind off things. Yes i also have an addiction but what i always do is breathe in and breathe out and come back to it later. Addiction can also be a super fan of something positive too like anime or manga or even cosplay just without the adult content or videos. If yall need to talk to someone about this go talk to a friend or if ur religion go talk to the priest or someone is these comments because they been same concept your doing and they understand your pain but in all seriousness the time of addiction to stop is doing something else to get it off your mind.

[@baronvonjo1929]

Well imma come out here fellas I'm addicted to porn in my own way. Ever since my friend introduced me to porn I have been nonstop thinking about sex constantly since middle school. Every days perverted thoughts just cross through my head. I never talk about and at school i would be made fun of for how innocent people thought I was and how I acted. I have never had a girlfriend. Many girls have showed at least a passion interest and people always say I'm good looking and I dont think I'm the worst as I am athletic and all that. But I have such a unhealthily mindset of the idea of sex I just dont think I would be happy in a relationship. I was innocent when first exposed to it and now it honestly ruined so much. Obviously I need to take my own personal responsibility but I soeant years just ashamed of myself for it now I'm kinda numb to it. The thoughts just dont stop and it just always there. I havent spent money on it liek this and I can live my life in normalcy. Never told anyone this before and I dont ever plan on it. If I die alone so be it. It's too embarrassing. But nobody knows me on here so here I am. Got I need to get laid I guess lol

[@MrDezokokotar]

Thinking about sex constantly is normal. As for the unhealthy idea of sex / not good for relationship. Do you mean that youre too perverted or something and you think your potential girlfriend wouldnt be/wouldnt like it? Because i can assure you, youre not the only perv. There is someone for everyone. (though obviously some are more rare than others)

[@Dreamw4lk3r]

The boys' definition of porn addiction or addiction in general is very limited. That is to say that "where they draw the line" is not what defines an addiction... We can't expect them or anyone to be an expert in every field of knowledge and I am still entertained by Trash Taste's banter which is the main thing :p

[@blairboling5482]

"spending money on a hentai game, understandable. As soon as you spend money on real like porn, that flips a switch for me" Garnt

[@jg9249-u8f]

hot take as i know sometimes it may seem like the only financial option but i dont think adult workers should receive the praise and occupational acceptance they get at all. Its a total negative externality and can lead to addiction and destruction of mental health

[@Tarunyu]

I don't think spending money on porn is "dangerous". Like any field, there will be people who don't know how to engage with their hobby in a healthy way and will obsess. Addiction is when it causes a disruption in normal life habits and functions, when you're doing something even when you don't want to do it because you feel you have to. I can imagine someone spending money on "premium" porn content maybe wants a higher quality than the free stuff out there.

[@linkcarter6664]

@ 4:00 “I can’t understand why you’re supporting these sex workers. But THESE sex workers are fine!” ???????

[@otooandoh9556]

I feel called out by that thumbnail lol

[@gnoath5684]

not just porn, social media influencers -- any "pay" to participate in a parasocial relationship.