The Effects of P*rn and Online Dating Go Deeper Than We Think

[@BigPiesDaily]

Almost 2 hours off porn

[@Yugemos]

Got any tips?

[@joseph7105]

Keep it up 🎉

[@rrrtrealestate]

I think that deserves a badge or something right?

[@JK-nh6jp]

Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!

[@rawhidelamp]

Hit 3 yet?

[@whatever]

Dating apps are terrible for men, get off them.

[@Okay182]

What should we do?

[@f1beg]

@Okay182 approach women in real life no matter how daunting it might seem. Try to have an abundance mentality, there are cuties everywhere

[@scesfizia]

@@Okay182Smoke weed, masturbate and eat cheetos.

[@newwavesnippets]

cap

[@baddog6003]

@@Okay182 Go talk to women?

[@tanneremail3237]

Another problem is even if you manage to pull yourself out of it and go outside, you're now alone outside because these problems affect everyone, not just you. So it's easy to just get pulled back in.

[@beatewagner7.2934]

Exactly my thought.... AND experience!

[@youngp3rk]

Fact

[@alexanderforbes1452]

It's kinda like how in the matrix you've got people living shiny hollow lives in the simulation, but the real world is cold, dark, and empty. You can be where the people are and pump that digital poison into your head, or you can sit alone in your pod watching the other people around you enthralled by the simulation while you observe the horror of reality from a birds eye view.

[@Nicefoolkilla]

Gotta keep fighting. Can't give up!

[@pktdbgnzwl]

WOW thank you for that wisdom. So true so true.

[@lukabuncic1932]

i started watching porn 20 years ago. 5-6 years ago it started taking a huge toll on my life, i realized it and 4 years ago i decided to stop. for 3 years i would relapse weekly, weekly, weekly then monthly and now i haven't watch a single video in a year. disgusting and awful addiction that took a lot of work to get clean off

[@ManMonkey600]

How was it affecting your life, in what ways?

[@doctorjunk9165]

@@ManMonkey600changes perception of women and makes them just sex objects. Unrealistic expectations of what interactions are like with the opposite sex, particularly with sex. Blunts the desire to go out and meet females and date

[@doyourownresearch7297]

just drink more water

[@shawnbenoit3774]

It deteriorates your social connections, especially relationships. it’s an insidious addiction. People spouting how it’s normal and natural are choosing to ignore all data showing its negative effects on the brain.

[@ChristianBaleNutjob]

@@ManMonkey600dude think about it, goddam

[@jaykay5086]

People are more attractive in person even if they aren’t their type

[@micker9830]

Some people are, some are much less attractive, when you get to see their personalities lol.

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

​@@micker9830good point

[@4Everlast]

They're not, but I like the way you're thinking. Seeing someone in "motion" is the way to go.

[@elloco6780]

This is underrated, physical attraction only lasts so long. When life gets tough you want a teammate not a window watcher.

[@ham5483]

Yeah most people dont look good in photos too

[@The.Rockyy007]

For all my kings I highly recommend the book: Transform Yourself on Monk Mode by keezano💪 It changed my life. Taught me to silence the noise, focus on what matters, build unshakable habits and eliminate procrastination. A must-read for leveling up🚀😎

[@Matthew89Miller]

Thanks brother, l found it

[@cyberbird8683]

Great advice from a bot

[@OliviaLondon1980]

😏Can l buy it for my boyfriend?

[@taylorprocker]

I’d buy it but…. Can’t seem to find the motivation 🤷🏼

[@James.NewYork]

@@taylorprocker you need discipline

[@grahamiest]

I quit dating apps 3 weeks ago. Hinge gave me so much anxiety and made me feel unlovable, yet I checked it every 5 minutes and would be elated whenever I saw a notification. I noticed what it was doing and deleted it and won’t be returning

[@vincentfalcone9218]

So how's real life been?

[@Kitsuragi556]

Same, but with tinder. I'm decent looking and have a good job, but women stop replying whenever I mention I don't have a car. 😖 That's not something I can lie about, either. I've gotten comfortable with just staying single for now tbh, until I find the right person.

[@EOMMunaware]

F**k dating apps. Sad people have to resort to them. Real life should be your only dating, join a community go to university or something community related.

[@EOMMunaware]

Screw dating apps!! Join a community, go to university or something. The organic way will always be the best.

[@h11009]

@@Kitsuragi556how does that even come up in conversation 💀

[@afranks4384]

Quitting porn was probably the best thing I have ever done. You really see the world differently. Kind of like when you were a kid. When you weren’t afraid of anything and just went for it not attached to an outcome or just having courage in anything really. Deleting social media also saved me from being depressed. I highly recommend everyone to just try these two things for a few months and see how you feel. For those of you wondering how I did it and for some tips, for me it really just came down to wanting to stop and kind of doing some self reflecting. Becoming aware that you may have an addiction and possibly reach out for help if you need it. I really just thought to myself, who do I want to be? Like what kind of husband or father or just person do I want to be? (I’m not a husband or father but I had this thought for when the time comes) I think that really opened my eyes into realizing I’m not who I want to be so I kind of cut things out of my life that I felt like was hurting me essentially. That did include social media. And yes I do see where KZbin can be social media but what I was talking about was like instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, etc. There is a lot of soft porn that makes someone spiral into intrusive thoughts on those platforms. Even on KZbin. I’ve definitely thought about deleting KZbin as the complete detox but I really like self help videos and just as entertainment purposes. I try to block all the things that could potentially trigger some old feelings which I feel like I have successfully done. Lastly, and certainly not least, PRAYER! Not sure where all you guys are at with faith and spirituality but God helped me through those times and I am so thankful Him. Pray to God to be saved and He will! Good luck guys you can do this!:)

[@battemuulen1642]

can you explain in detail what quitting porn did for you? would help me out

[@braxtonduong1723]

It's hard because when you're on instagram reels and you see the half naked girl show up, it pulls you back in

[@jackharris6049]

how did you post this with no social media lol

[@nightfighter7452]

Not watching porn does none of this for me. What are you talking about 💀💀

[@milan9261]

I'd like to know: KZbin is also considered a social medium. Did you start to use YT less or not? I've been having a phone addiction personally, that means YT, porn, anything google, wikipedia etc. Every brainfart I had, I needed to look it up on my phone. Have been using Digital Detox app with some exeptions like my bank app, phone book, etc. It is really great.

[@cu11en76]

“Just work harder bro” To achieve what used to happen organically

[@JJ-me4yu]

Hard work is organic fool. Unless youre lazy🤣

[@judgeude]

@@JJ-me4yuhard work is organic, meeting women in 2024 is not. most people meet their SO on the dating apps, or at a bar. no one has these organic meet cures that you’re referring to

[@marianpe5773]

"Just get better bro"😅

[@mylesraymond7364]

Yeah, listen to GRANDPA….it’s not as if women today are any different than those of his generation.

[@cu11en76]

@@marianpe5773 Bro, have you tried working 100 hours a week, getting facial reconstructive surgery, cold approaching 5 thousand women? Bro if you haven’t bro idk what to say bro, maybe your just lazy

[@danielpimentelmusic]

The most practical thing that a young man can do to immediately improve his life is to stop watching porn.

[@ReflexEight]

But it immediately enhances an old man's life.

[@joshuatree5668]

More than hitting the gym? Eating super healthy? Reading books? A good wank in a while ain't the end of the world man. Everything in moderation

[@bigjimslade1968]

Wouldn't getting a full time job be a better way to improve his life?

[@Toefoo100]

I stopped using porn and started using ai chat. And honestly it's more addictive than porn. It's another level depravity and it's only getting better

[@jamsessions7210]

@@bigjimslade1968 You'd think working a full-time job would make less addicts but it sadly, it does the reverse

[@jamesnelson8885]

What people don’t understand is that when it comes to online dating, you not only have to be a good option, you have to be the best option out of potentially thousands.

[@thesequelvintage]

I think if you approach online dating as just a place to make friends regardless of their attractiveness you can use it as a way to meet more people organically in real life via their friend groups. Everyone's too desperate to get to the punch line.

[@Onlybadtakes2589]

Its like a job interview

[@MaverickLee11]

superficial option too..

[@Homicizzle]

I've slept with around 315 women (I'm 37yr old) and most of them have been from online dating. If you're in the top 10% of men, it really does make it hard for you to see any benefit in monogamy.

[@EOMMunaware]

@@HomicizzleNah bro imma keep it real 315 is actually disgusting.

[@robertsullivan9232]

Theo’s silliness can disguise how smart and thoughtful he can be. He really listens and contemplates. Gotta love it. This vid really talks about some solid stuff that’s going wrong in society. I totally take for granted how much harder it’ll be for people to build strong relationships as they get older. It’s up to us as parents and the older generation to guide and stay as involved as possible and not let influencers/the internet just brainwash our family and those we care about

[@ginag8723]

I really like how he asks questions or asks for clarification when he doesn't understand something. Sign of a good and confident man.

[@TheNamesFarquaad]

Yall glazing

[@harorider96]

@@TheNamesFarquaad what a thought provoking comment. Amazing sign of intelligence bro!

[@TheNamesFarquaad]

@@harorider96 skibidi!!!!!!

[@saidwhowhy]

Only theo is bringing his demons and fight them out in the open. love this guy.

[@mindykloster3540]

Theo is totally AUTHENTIC AND GENUINE! A true heartfelt soul!❤

[@AyshRowland]

@@mindykloster3540 You forget to say FOR ME TO HATE ON Love conquers Hate!!! I am Rich, I am Strong!!! Thy will be done! Believe in Jesus Christ for Salvation~!

[@johnfisher8401]

plenty of others but sure

[@snoozyq9576]

Not only Theo thats a silly thing to say

[@andrew9360]

I also like how, when he doesn't know something, he asks for clarification immediately and with humility. Big respect.

[@lucenceparency7870]

"Nothing wonderful is going to happen to you on a screen. Ever." (2:50.) Scott is absolutely right.

[@geoffn1530]

I’ve been getting my gratification from a screen for 20 years because there is absolutely no women I’ve had access to that I like. I lust after the ones I can’t have. It’s been that way since youth. I’m not able to have what I want so I go to porn

[@LibertyGunsBeerTrump]

Good quote

[@geoffn1530]

@@lucenceparency7870 you know wut man? The hottest woman to ever give me affection was my aunt. I wish I’d just let loose and fucked her when I had the chance. Literally zero women I have ever been attracted to ever wanted me. Absolutely nothing wonderful for me in real life. I love porn

[@heryouhatebuttowhoyoumaste1991]

Yeah! The video clip we just watched on a screen is right!

[@MarsATX]

but he said it on a screen though, both men make there living from it

[@TracWokSe]

I was really down and out about 2 weeks ago with my dating apps addiction. So i opened up my bible and read Peter chapter 5. Ever since then Ive been working out a lot. I went hunting and golfing for the first time. And been spending more time with my beautiful 2 yr old daughter.

[@notyourright]

We should go on a date😅

[@notyourright]

We should go on a date 😅

[@beansnrrice]

I'm almost 70 days off of porn

[@TikeMyson7]

@400dillon what does it feel like without it?

[@Ryan-wx1bi]

Congratulations. Keep it up

[@eastcoastspotlight7002]

It's the real thing or nothing for me bro

[@philmccrakin9782]

Way to go buddy, Keep going. I'm going to start tonight.

[@uspspackman]

Go get some pussy u nerd 🤓

[@tommyfu9271]

I graduated HS in 1999. Glad social media wasn't a thing back then.

[@joseph7105]

Kids born after 2000 don't stand a chance. They have nothing to compare things to before phones

[@stitches513]

Facts! I graduated in ‘99 also! I’m grateful to have grown up during that time-I can appreciate that I had to make so much more of an effort than is currently present…(effort in making relationships of any kind-friendship or romantic)

[@nightfighter7452]

I wish I had grown up in the 90s...but I also don't wish I were suddenly 10 years older lol

[@Susancelek-be3hb]

99 grads are the LUCKIEST generation, we got and get to see History happening. We’re the lucky lab rats

[@Frank_Reynolds__.]

You have no idea. It sucks kids can't go to a festival or party without worrying about going viral.

[@ruggerprogavlar8866]

I quit alcohol and porn at the same time . And wow I felt almost suicidal during the second week . 3 months nearly now and you don't even relise the gradual toll it takes on your reward system , the main reason why I quit was because I started experiencing extreme anhedonia, I couldn't get joy out of anything anymore , but after 1 months I started to feel the urge to do fun things again.

[@OG-BIG-SHEPHERD.]

Well I must be fked. Quit alcohol over a year ago after being a heavy drinker for 20 years and I don't enjoy ANYTHING now. Never heard of anhedonia until you mentioned it and looked it up. Guess that's my new middle name😢

[@ruggerprogavlar8866]

Just some context I wasn't a full blown alcoholic. I loved drinking on a Saturday night, I work all week i never wake up and think oh shit I want a beer . But I got into a bad habit of getting smashed and playing video games on Saturday to a point when I realised shit I enjoyed the stuff I loved alot more when im drunk to the point where doing it sober was an inferior experience, that coupled with my porn addiction was really effecting my ability to enjoy my hobbies.

[@robben896]

@@ruggerprogavlar8866 So what will you do to avoid it happening again?

[@jaymac4220]

@@ruggerprogavlar8866 thanks for sharing, i quit the booze in Sep, trying to quit the other thing right now, good job!

[@menoswater1032]

“Larry likes dudes. But only if he’s ok with it”🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kb8729]

Porn has fucked me up. I am not looking anymore.

[@tuckerbugeater]

tape your hand to your butt

[@santaclaus3077]

Same

[@f1beg]

Porn always makes you feel meh, like you're a car that is missing 2-3 gears. Once you're off it for many months everything fixes itself and you become much more naturally masculine. Instagram nowadays is soft core porn, almost as bad

[@ycc7744]

Get out of the house for most of the day, leave your phone out of your room at night (Thats when you usually sit with yourself and let the mental demons play with your head). That will help you.

[@Eenmandienooitmeerhuilt]

@@ycc7744totally agree. I am convinced that people don’t know the half of the damage phones do to them.

[@lavabender_taku]

I had dating apps on and off from 2018 to 2022 I think. Once I actually finally decided I was done with them, after a month is when I realized how much they fucked up my self esteem and how I feel about myself in general. Getting off those was one of the best decisions I ever made.

[@greencrocidile6246]

It was like that for me but dating apps helped me

[@gymclasshero88]

A huge problem is the quality of partners out there has also decline, which further decreases the desire for effort vs reward.

[@thehorse5307]

I think that's partially due to the average man being disillusioned with how impossible it feels to find love, and thus feeling like there's no point in putting in the effort to be a quality candidate, and the average woman having so many options that they feel no immediate need to be a "quality" partner since they seem to have plenty of opportunities just by existing.

[@J_Pizzle4shizzle]

This, right here, its difficult to meet girls who are genuinely good people with good values and attractive. At least in my area… most of the girls on first impression, they aren’t worth a fuck and have issues. Its a immaturity epidemic i feel like. No one wants to work on their inner self to become a good fit for someone else

[@vincentfalcone9218]

This is seriously overlooked. All the decent people have been scooped up already.

[@MMK86]

finding "quality" rapidly declines as you get older, especially once you hit 30....you kind of start to realize most of the good people were snatched up in their 20's

[@ericg1100]

Me and my brother (american) both ended up marrying foreigners, his wife is chinese and mine is ecuadorian. We both have way better relationships that any we ever had when dating american girls. Morals and standards are seemingly much better with foreigners

[@Cletus_the_Elder]

The entire episode was gold. The guest has been doing the circuit appearing on shows with an older audience. He finally got plugged into the one show that might have the largest concentration of his target audience.

[@LibertyGunsBeerTrump]

Whos the guest

[@LibertyGunsBeerTrump]

What guest

[@LibertyGunsBeerTrump]

Sorry didnt mean for both of those 2 send

[@Cletus_the_Elder]

@@LibertyGunsBeerTrump Scott Galloway.

[@LibertyGunsBeerTrump]

@ thank you!👍

[@ScottieMercury777]

Gets rejected by woman and stops believing in climate change😅 7:49

[@kipholscher1812]

I caught that too . Weird.

[@YoungMoneyInvestments]

The dude pretends to be a moderate but is ultra liberal. Use to follow him but he’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

[@XYtoTheDoubleG]

Hilarious sag way! 😂😮😢

[@MikeSeibel007]

That's a far reach at the same time one of the funniest things I've ever heard. Gotta love it😂😂😂

[@ERAD625]

Liberal!

[@BillyReb]

Corn is dangerous especially on the male mind. It gets you hooked on instant gratification which can create problems in every day life. You become conditioned to always seek the easy route.

[@inlinechris]

Calling porn corn is even more dangerous

[@taylo692]

I definitely seek the easy route. Last time I went the long way I got married and then she took half my stuff. I didn't start watching pron until after I was divorced!

[@nicb.1411]

​@@inlinechrisYes I agree. Swapping the word porn with corn is a method used by radical religious groups to cover up topics of sex. Covering up things is a lie. And lying is an unforgivable sin.

[@jaykay5086]

My female friends deleted the apps and had a New Year’s resolution to be o outside more and be social and it’s helped them in dating a lot

[@Kailotus-tg9nk]

female friends? women don't need apps to get men lol it is just greed. It is like billionaires who keep buying yachts.

[@jones2277]

that didn't help me. also, giving "low-tier" guys didn't really help either. you'd be surprised how bitter and crass they can be when you're not their type.

[@holaaamannn]

​@@jones2277You're not talking about low-tier guys. You're talking about average and slightly above average guys.

[@jones2277]

​@@holaaamannn yes, even average and slightly above average guys can be mean and bitter because they're not getting the attention of their first choice.

[@stevenotero2627]

The man hate is real in this comment thread . Low tier ?? Average ?? Are we talking strictly looks ??? Seems that way . Socializing in person is unmatched . The computer will never compare to real life . I hope you ladies will open yourselves to good low tier average men . Happy holidays 😎🎭✌️

[@debe1236654]

Finding love is like buying a house. Many of us won't be given even the chance.

[@cherylvisconti]

So true…

[@yasminevine]

That's not true! Love is who you are

[@dillongarner1]

Perfect analogy in 2024

[@aim-for-greatn3z947]

Your not missing much honestly, And like today's market it better to rent than buy!! All of the "house" and "women" are washed up! Women are built to be wives just roommates now Pay for sex and be done with it! You'll save yourself the headache and go straight to the point 👉

[@seanclarke8255]

Create your chances

[@witheredmedia]

i feel like a robot looking for another robot on dating apps

[@Plague_Doc22]

Right? It is entirely physical and you dont connect at all.

[@joseph7105]

To be fair half the people you match on dating apps are bots designed to waste your time and keep you on the app

[@ericlucci2829]

@@Plague_Doc22you’re supposed to go meet them too 😂

[@TrapPhoneLoveMelodiesss]

I've got a movie idea from this comment

[@Muzzlecrowe-li9kt]

@@ericlucci2829if you’re able to get that far. Most of them are scared as hell. For good reason but it still doesn’t help. If you’re not willing to meet within the week of connecting then fuck it we’re robots

[@barnabykent6698]

"You do that for a decade and your mojo is a ghost"

[@astronime]

Brilliantly put. I feel like social media and the digitization of everything also robbed the world of being able to express themselves this way

[@W.R._Arms]

This is one of those things where the more people, both men and women, that delete social media and dating apps the more things will go back to how they used to be in the sense of face to face interactions. Yea, obviously the world has changed but the fact this video is impacting so many to the level of them sharing their successes is proof enough that it will work. Catch is that patience and discipline are required, all of these things take time. Something the world has lost perception of.

[@williamcupp4883]

That caffeine joke towards the end is underrated 😂

[@Automotib]

Sittin there sippin by himself 😂

[@FunAnimalFactsToday]

So good lol

[@seethemore6360]

Everyone loves to talk about how unhealthy porn is but nobody seems to wanna talk about the unhealthiness of how every woman today the second they turn 18 sterilizes themselves with birth control and spends their early adulthood having casual sex with dozens and dozens of men, usually men who are much more attractive then they are because men have lower standards for casual sex. As unhealthy as porn is, I think it’s a symptom of lonely men, not the actual issue itself.

[@Neauxluh]

Talk to strangers, talk to strange women... Yea dude, it's not 1999 anymore. They'll shame and make a fool out of you to the whole world for just being attracted to them and letting them know. Or even looking at them. Fuck that.

[@FutureBusinessTech]

I suspect this is true too. If we removed p*rn from the equation, there would still be a ton of deeper societal problems that likely have a greater effect on the dating crisis today.

[@unmaskscience111]

You're right nobody does want to talk about that so why did you just bring it up? LOL Andrew Tate is the problem there. I said it

[@melanieearly3450]

You think every woman has casual sex with dozens of men starting when they are 18? OMG. 😂😂😂 And btw if that was true it would just mean that all men are also having the same amount of casual sex. And being anti BC is just plain weird 😳

[@seethemore6360]

@@unmaskscience111 seething roastie lol

[@FaydsterTV]

The addiction of dating apps is so dangerous and needs to be treated as such.

[@michaelallen3304]

Quitting porn saved my life man. You don’t realize what it takes from you until you stop for a while. It really does make you weak, afraid, and lonely. And you’re so clouded when you’re in it that you don’t even remember what you used to be like.

[@disconic_baby]

Here here brother

[@snuffspoon]

holy beta. I mean what were you doing? Watching it all day?

[@mr.funnyman9765]

Most of us never really knew what it was like before it. I was watching porn in like 6th grade before I could even jerk off

[@NoTime4NoHo]

Yea I’d say that I try to find ways to disqualify myself from even attempting at women. I can’t tell you the amount of times women have given me clear signs and I will tell myself “oh you don’t have this this this and this so she’d leave or wouldn’t want you anyway.” So naturally I just ignore the signs. I just work, workout, and keep to myself. I’ve gotten into a routine and stay in it now. Occasionally, I’ll get the “maybe I should just die, if I died in my sleep I probably wouldn’t care, etc.” thoughts at night and feel lonely. I use music and KZbin to essentially block out my brain to the point of exhaustion so I don’t allow myself to think on it. You could say I need help lol. 😂

[@michaelallen3304]

@@NoTime4NoHo Quitting porn won’t solve all your problems. But you’ll find your problems become more manageable when you aren’t living in the grips of a fearful mind.

[@TheASG2010]

Online job searching is just like online dating. Most applicants get filtered out immediately

[@Richard_Albrecht]

Great point! It's so true. If I walk into a retail store and ask if they're hiring, the girl looks at me like I'm a psycho.

[@spiritsanddecibels]

Dating is going through a reckoning, but I don't know if there's a solution because it's a larger societal problem. The apps have by far become the most popular way to find a date / relationship. But they have become highly dysfunctional for the exact reasons Scott stated. Problem is we can't really go back to the old way of dating because the world has changed. We no longer have the kind of face to face interaction that we used to in a multitude of ways. By and large people don't know how to talk to each other in a random public setting. Also, we have very few "third places" anymore where people can meet where there's no pressure to buy something. It's a bigger problem than we realize, and I think will require long term societal changes to remedy.

[@Luigisalibi]

As parents of a 17 year old boy this world is so foreign to my husband and I that we are trying hard to understand the current culture of dating and it’s very fraught with so many more pit falls than it was in our day. The apps are hook up culture not for a serious relationship I’m told. I think GenZ is anxious about girls for good reason. They seem very angry and anti male or very demanding. I’ve not ever seen this when I was young and dating.

[@TheLifeLists]

@@Luigisalibiyep. Really makes you wonder about the future, and how relationships are going to continue under these conditions

[@ycc7744]

@@TheLifeLists Its hard but its not impossible. There are still options out there (church, run clubs, hanging out in cafes, work etc). Why not take the initiative and organise something? I meet plenty of girls through these avenues, but I'm overcoming a porn addiction so dont make the most of it lol. The fact is, Gen Z, whether they admit it or not, don't like this reality all that much themselves either. They understand something's wrong with it. So dont be afraid to take the social initiative and start a conversation. If you get 'rejected' you'll survive

[@ohjay7612]

The only real problem is women's standards are crazy high

[@benclark3457]

It's just gaslighting from emotions and feelings that intentionally aren't being controlled because in 2010 girls realised they get more likes if they put a bottle suggestively in their tummy for likes and advertiser's really fucking like Likes. Men really fucking like sex be ayse you know, driving force of species bla bla. This is just a petty fuck you. Watch them all come back like nothing ever happened. You birthed it,not us. This chicken won't make it or live long enough, but the schism they e intentionally made in the human osyche will not be forgotten. If this doesn't work, or slips further, what protection do we have? As if degeneracy is the worst thing we're facing. A few simple years can fix that. Trauma will never be gotten rid off. You'll see that. But this schism? The chickens will come home to roost, they've learnt more than you expected.

[@SaltySicilian]

He is sooo right about the digitizing = monopoly situation. I think about it all the time. If we had an “app” for everything you needed from a plumber to even niche car parts, in the end there will just be a single company per sector. The economy was best when local businesses had the local money. Our society wasn’t built to have this kind of market.

[@johngower2208]

digital = digit = number = everything reduced to a number, including humans

[@tc5922]

Look up localism. It's pretty much the political response to this. It was developed by Hillaire Belloc and GK Chesterton as a response to unbridled capitalism of the early 20th century and the rise of socialism, both of which didn't work best for the people. It used to be called "distributism" but people though that was adjacent to socialism so modern adherents changed the name to "localism." Anyway, it's really cool.

[@absolutelynot554]

@@tc5922 that's awesome thanks for the info

[@zachmclean2858]

This guy said “he becomes less likely to believe in climate change” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ctbojar]

Was he joking or serious? I need to know so I can decide whether or not to take him serious.

[@nicholashughes5659]

Im pretty sure he’s serious. And while it sounds like a ridiculous thing to state, its probably mathematically accurate. It simply has to do with the algorithms and feedback loops. And the type of content that gets feed to you once you skew a certain way. We all think we are smart enough to properly decipher the information presented to us but eventually we are wrong about something. Just replying to your comment has probably ever so slightly altered the type of information I will receive about the environment.

[@redroversk]

and he was serious smfh

[@nickpapagiorgio702]

Oops, you accidentally proved his point.

[@recoveringtechbro]

you’re gonna be ok. relax

[@trejarvis960]

Ive been thinking about this we've all pretty much became peeping toms with our phones being our digital window to creep on whatever we desire without getting spotted outside someones house

[@max.8063]

@@trejarvis960 wow, that’s deep, very true.

[@trejarvis960]

@max.8063 I can't take all the credit a little weed went a long way haha

[@GabrielBacon]

Not all of us. Where my in-person peepin’ homies at?

[@blinnybearchan]

@@GabrielBaconhahahahaha

[@trejarvis960]

@@GabrielBacon Takin it back to the old school there Bud

[@victorcarrion8456]

Galloway is brilliant and hits the mark with his arguments! Being in the same room with people doesn't mean you're not lonely. Socialibility is crucial. Internet addiction, fantasy addiction and porn addiction are behavioral addictions, which are probably due to the adjustment disorder of many people during Covid who have not mentally overcome the loneliness caused by Covid. The consequences of Covid after the Covid period are far more damaging to society. This goes far beyond the infection.

[@sweetpotatoknight]

Galloway is TRASH! Kara Swisher’s little errand boy.

[@Onetakelifestyle3323]

He can diagnose the problem but can’t figure out the solution 😂🤦‍♂️ just blames men. “Do better” guys a joke

[@Shenderson3003]

The most important part of ending an addiction is knowing when to walk away. Never fool yourself into having a “last hit,” because that will keep you hooked. ‘There’s a difference between your last hit and your LAST hit.’ - Mark Renton, Trainspotting (1996)

[@peterkovic2241]

Dude is spitting wild facts. Great summation of the general problems men face today.

[@Jacob32905]

Definitely man!

[@irreversablecontentment4651]

Galloway is clueless

[@BnibroC69]

Just typical boomer advice

[@irreversablecontentment4651]

@@peterkovic2241 American women are the 12th most overweight women in the world..Thats a fact..Galloways claim men cant get these women is laughable

[@irreversablecontentment4651]

@@BnibroC69 You nailed it. Its like he is in a time warp...

[@collagecult]

ln my brief experience with dating apps, men treated me with more antagonism and flagrant disrespect than I have ever experienced in person. I went in open-minded, curious, and excited, and left emotionally drained, stressed, and pretty angry quite frankly. I think these apps not only attract the jaded, desperate, and lazy, but then turn everyone into heartless monsters who ghost- even after having good conversations. That's probably what surprised me the most, the propensity for men to not make a move and ask for my number/ask me out, and instead conversations dragging on day after day, until one or the other stops responding. Society would be much better without social media, porn, and dating apps. I miss those days.

[@beatewagner7.2934]

​@@hyperadapted The thing is that this anti social, rude, rough behaviour without any manners and respect has infiltrated the real world, it has gone offline. I speak from daily personal experience for the past ten years. It's a total desaster, it's disgusting and depressing.

[@gorgami29]

Thank you for offering your experiences and perspective on this. I think many men like to blame women on dating apps when it's more of an issue with the lack of self-awareness. This is true for women as well, but many people want to play the pity game (oh poor me) when it comes to finding a partner that they fail to realize that they themselves are part of the problem in finding that connection. Pushing boundaries, making offhanded comments, sprinkling misogyny, and just flat out being disrespectful. I don't have sympathy for the people that lack the self-awareness to realize that they make women uncomfortable. Men and women both need to stop blaming others for their own shitty incompetence when it comes to finding a partner.

[@Uncookednote]

Dating apps were the logical outcome of the intense “me too”. It was basically a mutual consent form.

[@tomcoop9750]

@biohazard8295many men see approaching in real life as being too risky.

[@kamenriderovant9676]

​@biohazard8295Rejection has many levels. First, there is the average "no", then there is the "sexual harassment/assualt charge"(pretend she isn't there and move to your next destination) , along with the "public humiliation"( stop the conversation and walk off).

[@christopherlangston8173]

I'm deleting this bumble app right now

[@TheSunshineGroup]

Good man. I’ll do the same.

[@Michael-kb2il]

Good for you bro. It's a waste of your time and energy

[@lostghoststudios]

Same! I had hinge in the bg, but it's better off my phone. Asked a girl out the other week while getting groceries and she said kindly said no because of school, etc. Getting a no is a whole lot better than getting ghosted!

[@kobes8270]

@@lostghoststudios good job man

[@kaizenreal4245]

You won't regret it, that's for sure.

[@drew2pac]

I am 40 in a few months. My ex and I broke up just over a year a go. We met a few times this year, we did get intimate. But we closed it out. I joined a dating site around summer, and it was a shit show - I went on dates, but just didn't click. I got the feeling many women came in looking for reasons to reject. Honestly, I am kind of done with it. I have a great job, a healthy bank balance - and once you de-sexualise your brain, I find I am more content. Also doesn't help I had 3 friends going through divorces this year. 2 of them aren't really sure why either :)

[@mikesmoth-v4w]

damn thats terrible, no fault divorce is cruel

[@ThundersMcCoy]

They absolutely went out with you just to reject you (and it's nothing personal, it could have been anybody) the "bad date" story is more important to them then actually meeting someone they might actually enjoy spending time with. Women are only happy when they're miserable.

[@beatewagner7.2934]

​@@ThundersMcCoy Horrible and I feel really really sorry for you...and I say this as a woman. I mean it!

[@jazzercaster4749]

Same here, split from my ex wife of 17yrs/divorced, spent a year alone, got lucky with my first hinge date or my first online dating experience ever. Found the girl of my dreams, we’ve been together coming up to 8months, I’m 39, she’s 45, living together, just got back from a holiday in Ny, every day is special, sex life is best it’s ever been, absolutely crazy about her and having sex more than I did when I was in my 20s. Hang in there, if it happens to me it can happen to others!

[@naturalebeing]

I quit dating apps a few months ago, they are awful for society.

[@danman1789]

100% spot on. I was just talking to an older, married, female friend about the modern dating market. I was telling her that these apps make every average to moderately good looking girl think she's a celebrity. I'll be sitting there swiping thinking "there's no way THAT girl is too good to date me". But highly unlikely that she'll swipe on me.

[@DaBigHomieJR]

@JuanSmithersthe exception doesn’t break the rule. The numbers are the numbers.

[@ronfan69]

When i see 'you have a new match'i think please god be a super fatty so i have a slight chance fr

[@alexandrodl1371]

@JuanSmithers when 99.8% of the time your efforts doesnt do squat, you go for low/zero effort. Must be one huge jaded wasteland, Im glad I got out quick enough

[@M0viLover]

The term is a 49er. W0men who are 4s think they are 9s, because of the constant attention they receive on SM and dating apps..

[@Xaviermayne19]

Have you tried walking up to a girl in real life?

[@Majin_03]

I feel like this video needs to be shown in every high school

[@chocolatecookie8571]

Don't talk with any random stranger, guys. Be selective and know your boundaries. Be faithful to yourself. Otherwise talking to strangers can get you in serious trouble.

[@micker9830]

Before, dating was whoever was in your school or town or somewhere you could meet. Most people got setup or met someone going out with a group of friends. The girl/guy would get to know you, your personality, your sense of humor etc.. There is more to attraction and good relationships, than just physical looks. But now with a dating app, all you have to go on is looks and some stats, like height, income etc.. Of course you are just going to try to get your dream person statistically. Problem is they don't exist and if they do, they have so many men/women begging them for dates, no way they are going to try in any relationship. Glad I grew up in the 80's, life was much better lol.

[@tommyfu9271]

all true. i've done online dating and it was mostly used for quick easy lays. every actual relationship I had was from meeting women in real life naturally.

[@alexib1984]

I miss getting hooked up by a friend I’m 40 I remember that was a thing

[@spiritsanddecibels]

exactly.

[@woutertron]

There's also this cultural trope that whatever you do, don't "settle", i.e. don't stick with anyone that's not the theoretical optimum for your dating potential, just because you've grown attached to them and they're kind and smart and stable. We must continuously be checking if the grass is greener. Of course this doesn't just go for relationships nowadays-it's jobs, houses, friends, etc.

[@RogunK]

7:32 "Less likely to believe in climate change" WTF does that have to do with the topic at hand?

[@boulevardia6963]

Ha, i was wondering the same. Think he was trying to connect the dots between too much porn kind leading to a blurred line of what's real and not in other areas of life.

[@jctrades7048]

Damn conspiracy theorists lol

[@unknownyoutubuser]

yeah I thought the same just a stupid correlation

[@redroversk]

he has an agenda

[@nickpapagiorgio702]

@JakeRichh For the 98% of the world who don't absorb rightwing American media, climate denial is viewed how you see flat earthers or religious cults. It was just one example of an obvious conspiracy theory that attracts people who feel ignored by society.

[@CharleneMaeder]

People need to talk to each other in real life.

[@ricksilver55]

Galloway is a decent dude. Hes trying to spread knowledge for the better

[@rimiserk8277]

He is literally evil, he is never addressing issues women create and blames everything on men, he is evil.

[@gorgami29]

He makes some good points but some of the stuff he spews is just typical bro science bs.

[@markadler8968]

He is completely out of touch and has no basis in the reality we live in today. He is putting all of the blame 100% on men and holding them accountable for adapting to a system that is 100% broken. His advice amounts to nothing more than "Just do better bro" while completely ignoring the issues most men face.

[@M0stlym3answ3ll]

Feeling more validated in my criticisms of the use of the internet, every day. Been saying this about social media since Facebook was new.

[@ChosenPlaysYT]

7:19 “so an average guy has to swipe 1000 times to get a coffee which makes him resentful” “Yeah plus he’s all hopped up on coffee now” 😂

[@FlannelGuy_1978]

Scott Galloway is terrific and his TED talks are amazing. Hope makes another appearance in the future!

[@irreversablecontentment4651]

You cant see Galloway is peddling bogus facts

[@Scarhead_Ed]

"Do we really love our kids" is a masterpiece.

[@Scarhead_Ed]

​@@irreversablecontentment4651 troll

[@irreversablecontentment4651]

@@Scarhead_Ed American women are the 12th most overweight women in the world and Galloway thinks men cant get these women..He is delusional...

[@irreversablecontentment4651]

@@Scarhead_Ed Hey cowarxd .American woman are the 12th most overweight women in the world any men can get these women...You hutless punk..

[@positivevibes532]

I’ve dated girls from the apps, from cold approaches at social events, warm approaches from once friends to more and it always ends the same. I’m exhausted. It sucks getting rejected, I was definitely a late bloomer, but it sucks even more to spend a bunch of time, energy and effort building a connection with someone only for it to blow up or fade away a couple months later wondering wtf happened. Pron is an evil we should all avoid, but I just don’t know how realistic it is to actually find lasting, real love anymore or if it’s even worth trying because the rest of my life is great. I’m happy when I’m unattached just doing my own thing, the only time I’m down and depressed is when I’m dealing with women. Idk man, just throwing some shit out in KZbin comments tonight ig 🤷‍♂️

[@mikesmoth-v4w]

Hey i have been there it gets better , Look the best you can and focus onnacheiving your goals. Just be a man and a woman willnfollow , I didnt meet my wife until inwas 28 she was 18 at the time, if youre under 25 most women wont find you attractive

[@bro918]

Exactly.... corn use is a result, not a cause

[@Fullcollapse1]

Very true and even now with the person I started a relationship with there was so much bs baggage from her past it's like I had to teach her the difference between a real connection and the nonsense on dating apps where she would spend so much time on.

[@greencrocidile6246]

@@bro918it is a cycle can’t get none using corn now low drive to do anything reward system fried And now no career drive fitness or overall improving Cycle that just hurts

[@thugwafflebro8062]

True. Only times I’ve been depressed was because of women.

[@billyjennica2179]

Stay away from social media. Most of our anxieties come from social media. Try to connect to people. Play sports, create hobbies. Flee from social media. The best decision that I ever made.

[@pgbb3597]

Theo is definitely the one who graffiti'd "Larry likes dudes but only if he's cool with it" 😂

[@veryincredibly]

Most people are clueless about themselves and about relationships which is why most relationships end. This idea that you need a woman is nonsense. Don't get me wrong, a good woman will bring a lot benefits to your life but it has to be the right woman. If you think you need a woman; I'd suggest what you actually need is to work on yourself. Learn to love being alone; then if you manage to organically bump into someone that you want to pursue something with; you can do so from a place of abundance, not scarcity

[@jason_v12345]

Amen. This guy saying that "It's worth it," I think he's just defending his own life choices. You can live without a romantic partner and be perfectly happy--dare I say, sometimes even more happy than you would be with one.

[@nightfighter7452]

​@@jason_v12345 I wish more people would say this. The loneliness epidemic is only worsened from people continuing to push the idea that a romantic relationship is the highest achievement you can reach in life. People are devaluing friendships and personal pursuits

[@ohjay7612]

Being alone your entire life sucks. Most people need someone.

[@woutertron]

dude wanting companionship, a life partner, is not a sign of weakness or not loving yourself. It's a biological imperative. If anything, genuinely not needing or wanting love in your life is more a sign of being not fully human

[@searchingstuff]

Some people like me don't ever feel lonely. I've tried being intimate with people. I don't get it. Some of my friends who don't have girlfriends for a while wilt like flowers. Different people have different levels of need for this.

[@evolvetravel1]

Wow this was so good. Short and sweet, but very deep. Fascinating stats about how many times to swipe right for a coffee date. And this is just the surface of how we see it affecting us.

[@RyuksWrld]

Dating apps are just so surface level that unless you’re like a 10/10 looks wise, you pretty much have no chance. If you took everyone on there and put them in a room together, the people who choose each other would be completely different

[@Wickedgu3st]

Very true

[@thelonercoder5816]

I'm no where near a 10/10 and have tons of success on dating apps lol.

[@RyuksWrld]

@@thelonercoder5816I mean what do you define success? I used to find like 6s and 7s that were good for dates and hookups but no one worth actually cuffing

[@D.Boon1]

@@thelonercoder5816same , wtf I’m 5’8 and decent looking . I just accept getting ghosted at times and that I’m mostly going out with 6-7s lol

[@rockieg02]

Ya because the women on there look very different in person

[@benjamin5726]

“Less likely to not believe in climate change” 😭😭😭 this guy🙄

[@BM-of6dg]

Exactly, wtf. 😂

[@flatjesus]

He's right though. We get pissed off by the feeling that the world is rigged against us, which makes us more open to conspiratorial thinking and the belief that everything is a lie told by those in power. And once you watch one conspiracy video, KZbin/TikTok will show you a million more and send you further and further in that direction. And KZbin doesn't care if those videos are warping your mind. They just care that you watch and they can make another buck off you via ads.

[@recoveringtechbro]

relax guys. it’s gonna be ok. breathe.

[@razmus9708]

As someone who didn’t have a dad, I can’t imagine what it would be like to grow up with this man as your father. Lucky kids.

[@JawnQ2]

You know this guy is serious when he’s pulling YouPorn references

[@Nationwide_Acrobat]

The man's been around the block, we shall hear his wisdom

[@nicolascalderon5966]

I was wondering why he kept singling out youporn specifically 😂

[@billm1866]

What about pornhub

[@Richard_Albrecht]

It's his way of telegraphing that he's long been out of the loop when it comes to online porn. Yeah right Scott.

[@Richard_Albrecht]

@@billm1866 It's his way of telegraphing that he's long been out of the loop when it comes to online porn. Yeah right Scott.

[@dylon537]

Dating apps are too distracting. Getting 1-2 girls every week started make me feel empty and more lonely than ever. You’re always chasing the next girl, it’s impossible to fall in love when all you see is lust. I’ve been off for two weeks and I feel like I’m getting my life back, actually have time for myself

[@jimmyloughnan9656]

“Getting 1-2 girls every week started to make me feel empty” File under Things That Never Happened.

[@dylon537]

@ being able to speak to women, and listen to them, along with being in shape and average looking at best does wonders. Especially in a big city. It’s not hard to pull girls with dating apps, just don’t be your own worst enemy and weird them out. The amount of stories/screenshots from girls I’ve seen really shows how a lot of guys just don’t know how to interact with women in the first place.

[@s0nnyburnett]

1-2 a WEEK? Like in person meetings? nobody is hitting those numbers, probably not even chad.

[@Craftsingles1]

@@s0nnyburnett 1-2 matches probably

[@Bronte6497]

@@s0nnyburnettif you’re in your 20s in NY, work in finance/tech, decent shape, and went to a good school, very easy as an average guy within that sample, which most of working professional N.Y. is from my experience. Numbers game. The only issue is, have to remember the girls are also doing the same, so if you’re looking for someone “different”, might not be the girl you’re pulling weekly off of apps as you are just another one of their 1-2 guys being pulled weekly. Not really a Chad if everyone is doing it & willing in high density places like NY. Which is why you’re seeing more young people in NY start meeting people through run clubs or other in person social activities (even church) to try to facilitate a feeling of differentiation instead of the apps.

[@vikizithamazibuko40]

Theo Von is so smart and such an genuine human being. His perspective is so on point and honest.

[@samwise9122]

And he’s all hopped up on caffeine because he’s been sitting there sippin so long 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jason_v12345]

I was wondering if anyone else caught that 😂

[@jeffbrown-ek8bg]

The biggest issue I am seeing with men is they fabricate who they are online or through a safe channel of porn, it's fine to service yourself through porn, but if you don't realize what it is and it's intention then it's a problem, you need to earn your badge with women in the real world first, if you are good with the ladies first in real life, then you can opt to go online, but if you are hiding to try and edit who you are, you will struggle in many aspects. You cannot live in fear of women or pretend to be some ladies man to protect your own issues, you need to set standards as a man, reject women you don't actually want even just for sex. The more you try the worse it gets, you just need to be and improve things you can by experience and being brave and not putting on a persona caring what your peers think.

[@Utoobboner]

Amen brother

[@fhowland]

Dating app dates and rejection are giving me depression. Feels hopeless at 41, even in NYC with a good job, mba, money, 6’2, etc.

[@tMatt5M]

"Less likely to believe in climate change" lololol

[@si018]

What a wild comment dude made😂

[@user-gx4wi4cv2m]

😂😂😂

[@benmudn]

Dating app = no climate change?? What the what...

[@gtaloony]

Fr wtf was that about😂😂

[@r4microds]

​@@gtaloony I think it's an example of how in many ways, the disassociation of reality makes space to absorb alternate narratives of reality shared online.Confirmation bias, to ensure we have reasons to explain objective reality. Starts with a humble notion that our problems with dating or prerequisites like financial stability are the fault of government, and or billionaires. Slowly trickles into conspiracy, coverups, climate change, simulation theory, etc.. becomes exponentially easier to alter consciousness in that direction when objective reality feels an uphill battle.

[@Where2bub]

Wow, this is 10x more enlightening than i thought this would be… all too often this topic can get invalidated with the biases of manosphere and religion bias, but this man seems to truly have a broad perspective and facts to back up what he is saying.

[@Where2bub]

Edit, I just saw some comments, and I am saddened that it appears no matter how intelligent and educational a video interview might be… stupid people are going to be stupid… it is not about, quiting porn, and it is not about quitting on life, it is about finding your self, taking risks with girls, with strangers, loving yourself and the people around you. Why does everybody think that life is always a pursuit of some challenge all or nothing movement? NO! Practice moderation, Learn to control yourself and take the time to explore your real world outside your house. Put the phone down. And yes, sometimes it’s also ok to break the rules and watch porn… look back in history, remember when we tried to ban alcohol? It didn’t work.. just learn self control.

[@misst9]

Aside from the climate change garbage, he's spot on. I just assume he's from CA and disconnected

[@austinshaw7924]

@@misst9ironic

[@greencrocidile6246]

@@Where2bubyes bro but like the saying goes save yourself these people are coping Never quit

[@justinh4038]

"Over the long term, nothing wonderful is going to happen for you on a screen" well said!

[@ashton1243]

Thank you Theo for talking about these things bro. You’re so relatable.

[@springsoleiluna9090]

It is not often that I find myself at a loss for words, but in this instance, the only thing I can say is on behalf of women and real mothers who love their daughters and their sons. Thank you. This conversation is important and sometimes our kids need to hear things from outside sources so I’m glad That you exist thank you thank you thank you I said it three times which makes it a spell but it’s just a spell of gratitude that for you all things will go well.

[@elloco6780]

Damn this is probably the best description of the harm from social media and current dating standards.

[@Autonomous-UI]

This is interestingly well timed… Algorithm wildin’ today.

[@JLWprime10]

Can you stop this BS I love watching porn I get hard every time and also I’m trying to join the P industry one day soon damn I can’t stand Scott Galloway 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@oj1101]

DAWG, FR

[@farhan022692]

So you watched a good amount of porn too? lol

[@weightoven]

DUDE NO SHIT.

[@weightoven]

algorithm today has been such a fucking flip I think people are fed up with this shit lives we are all living.

[@jurgen951]

Thanks for adding references and fact-checks. Makes it a lot more transparent 👌

[@rafaelestrada1846]

I like that he encourages his sons to go out and talk to people. No one in my family ever said that to me. And they are all shut ins with no friends who watch TV all day because they are starved for human interaction

[@samuelasmiller]

7:35 what does being rejected and not believing in climate change have to do with each other lol

[@DF_Veteran]

Listen to what he says. A man who is rejected over and over typically turns to content that support misogyny. Women treat a guy bad, the guy turns to material that downplays women. When you view this material, a majority of it downgrade scientific view points and turn more towards conspiracy. There aren’t a lot of macho men out there talking about topics like climate change. Most heavy hitters in the “guy talk” media would say “fuck climate change, that’s just Joe Biden and the democrats being pussies”. That’s his point.

[@aradesh1134]

LOL, he brought up climate change again? Dudes a clown.

[@joelkopp5869]

Exactly my thought🙃

[@Jety-cx7pg]

Leftist propaganda. It's somehow always the men's fault. You are a bad person if you don't believe in climate change. And probably that is also the men's fault. And if not, it clearly was Trump...And if it wasn't Trump, it is basically due to climate change, which if of course the men's fault.

[@chris7419]

He’s trying to get liberals to care about this issue with that

[@AccountabilityHub]

Love how that guy tried to throw “conspiracy theories”, “climate change” and “misogynistic content” in there as a result of being exposed to the realities of female behavior. I do rather well with women, definitely above average, but not top tier or anything like that. With that being said, any man who’s actually experienced with women will often come to similar conclusions as those who are not. Unfortunately they are largely can not be trusted or even believed to be genuine. We aren’t “bigoted” because we observe actual patterns of behavior

[@TheFeralcatz]

Well said, underrated comment my king 👑

[@unmaskscience111]

Any freak that's trying to have multiple experiences with "many women" is a misogynistic pig. So yeah you agree with misogynistic pigs online. Congratulations cuz you are one I wish I could meet you in person so I could crush your ego like I did the first and last Casanova Tate taint l had to deal with irl but I don't have to because you're already set up for a miserable life. Just keep telling women who they are😂 My gorgeous tall young ex got a real education in what a women was and I have an inbox full of his post dump pining to prove how weak y'all uncommitable gigalos actually are. A real women will haunt you for life cuz you'll fall in love and never give up your game and lose her and watch her move on to better to the crushing of your ego. Just wait Find Jesus ya Freak lol

[@NuggingTheDumb]

Humans in general can’t be trusted.

[@NuggingTheDumb]

Humans in general can’t be trusted.

[@LandofLit]

I can’t even use…one of those dating apps in the thumbnail anymore 😂

[@raoufrachedi8903]

"modulate use of porn" how about you quit completely ? Because that thing is no different than drugs

[@psilocybinenthusiast5200]

@AtLeastMyDawgyLovesMeI agree it should be free to look at it shouldn’t be controlled but people should 100% be more aware of the issues it causes. No harm in letting people know the harm it does.

[@nataliaalfonso2662]

People have never ODed from Porn. People have never died from withdrawal from porn. People don’t go into psychosis permanently from a bad hit of porn. People don’t lose their ability to drive correctly yet get behind the wheel of a car and wipe out a mother and her kids from porn. Please be real.

[@nataliaalfonso2662]

@@psilocybinenthusiast5200right. But there’s huge harm in letting people think drugs are only as bad as porn. That’s insane.

[@MrLazerCatt]

​@@nataliaalfonso2662 well actually on 1000 ways to die there was that one guy who beat off so much he died of dehydration and was crushed by a stack of porn mags

[@jason_v12345]

I'll also add that I think a lot of the porn addicts lose motivation because they don't have a natural motivation to begin with. They're boring people with no talent and no passions. The desire for sex does not need to be one's only source of drive.

[@siya_checking_in]

The appeal needs to be normalised again, with limitations on social media access on personal devices. People choose not to go out and face new experiences because they have gotten too comfortable through device interaction, sadly.

[@Ines-gg2]

Nobody is going to take their hand and tell them to go outside.

[@mr.mayhem6755]

94 days on Nofap, never thought I could get to 90 days, this time it was easy cause I kept telling myself everyday. I do not watch pron. And I struggled with it for YEARS. Feeling better than ever!

[@mr.mayhem6755]

@biohazard8295 probably not, but that's why the body takes care of itself. I ejaculate atleast 3 times a month due to wet dreams. No matter what.

[@harryknutts8428]

i havmt had a real social life since the 90s

[@truncatepool5801]

I was born at the end of the 90s and I’m ready to leave this world

[@ThePinnacle415]

⁠@@truncatepool5801 - I’m hella sorry to hear that my friend. I was born at the beginning of the 90’s and I’m kinda in the same boat. I don’t really care if I live or die at this point. I’ve had a handful of near death experiences and every time I’ve woken up in the hospital I’ve been bummed I was alive. That being said my family and friends were happy I made it so that’s cool I guess. Silver linings lol

[@wigman1962]

​@@truncatepool5801Nobody hold you back except yourself

[@kpec3]

I was 43 when I first attempted to quit pmo. At the end of the first week, I became physically ill from withdrawals. It is because I was using pmo daily since I was 15. Nothing has been harder than quitting pmo, including quitting weed, smoking and drinking.

[@micah.101]

It's such a tremendously difficult challenge... PMO is seen as such a "normal" activity yet stopping is like removing a huge part of your life.

[@kpec3]

@ Yeah it's tough, but honestly my friend, I loved it. I loved facing up to the challenge and I loved the enormous number of benefits. It really changed me for the better. I can't recommend it highly enough.

[@duncan18663]

Did you succeed? I also quit after reading a book called Your Brain on Porn. It has definitely improved my life and I wasn't even a heavy user.

[@kpec3]

@ I used to go to that website a lot to learn. As for my track record, I have completed 4 extended reboots since 2018. But I usually do about 300 days a year in small streaks. And yourself?

[@duncan18663]

@@kpec3 I read the book a month ago and haven't looked since. I don't think my problem was that bad but it was still affecting me more than I knew. I don't quite understand why you keep going back? I am married and sex recently blew my mind because of the nofap. I can't see why I would look at porn again, now I know how it affects me. Why do you go back?

[@dillongarner1]

As an average-looking guy, dating apps made me severely depressed

[@HumanMechanism]

Sometimes, I feel like my life is so damn hard. I was neglected and ill prepared for my role as a stay at home dad right now, but this is the best path for the family. I won't write a journal here, but I can say I watch a vid like this and I'm glad I'm in a committed relationship of over a decade where we never cheated and just work hard on our dreams. We got 2 kids. Autism and homeschooling and growing and chasing dreams... There's a lot that weighs on me, but at least I'm in the game of life and not castrated on the sidelines. I try to keep up on how things are for youth because I want my sons to thrive. I'm concerned for them.

[@Richard_Albrecht]

Thanks for sharing that with those of us who are castrated on the sidelines.

[@chadthackston1992]

Retcon your life. Make up a story about how you quit watching p*** 2 years ago. Replay that thought over and over. When you try for it, remind yourself that you stopped 2 years ago. Start living future you's life, in that regard

[@pastapapi9768]

What do you do when you stop, but everyone else in society is under the same spell

[@GB47-b2d]

You have to stand strong and know that what you are doing is the right thing. You will greatly benefit from your decision.☀️

[@rbfarrell1]

You want to see depressed, talk to a guy that got divorced and his ex is trying to keep him from seeing his kids. And he is working his A$$ off to pay the mortgage on a house she lives in while he lives in his car. Scott Galloway is selling a dream that is very rare in todays world.

[@rimiserk8277]

Spot on, he is evil, no other word for it.

[@greencrocidile6246]

Your scenario is also pretty rare not like every guy lives that

[@rbfarrell1]

@@greencrocidile6246 Happily married is pretty rare too.

[@Shrek2onVHS]

Dude your scenario is so incredibly rare for the average person

[@rbfarrell1]

@@Shrek2onVHS you tube keeps deleting my response. But it is not rare at all.

[@DanielNit]

The fact is though that modern "online dating women" is often just a toxic wasteland. Men are reduced to either their sexual performance to be that "hung XXL fuckboy" and fuck off again, or they are the monetary income as some random "paypig". These seem to be the two major trends things are going. And the "real world dating" isnt much better. I can say that with my 39 years, I have fought for so many women in my life, betrayed none, cared for every single one and yet I always was the one to be either betrayed, or dumped on christmas (actually happened twice by now) and whatnot. I can absolutely say, I have loved, but I was never loved. To me, women are not looking for any kind of emotions , honesty or integrity but only just status and financial gains by now. That is what my experience has haught me. And for such a person, I have no need in my life. I am tired of fighting for a person for over a year, actually feeling and loving, communicating extremely open and honest, just to be told on christmas that she has been dating someone else and I'd only just "drive her crazy anyway" when there was no indicator for that, in vocal or body language. All that just to end up an emotional wreck for years to come and slowly recover while lying in bed crying on a daily basis for months. So sorry but I can not agree on this anymore, modern dating women are not worth the emotions I'd be willed to invest in them. By now, just buying some real doll, not for sex but merely to hold someone in my arms that doesnt hurt me, seems to be a far better options than any women out there.

[@Smokeybandit09674]

I was lucky enough to not have free access to the internet till I was 18, was able to finally afford a phone. But man I can say in the 8 years since then I’ve become super addicted to this damn phone. I definitely need to get off this shit

[@leighblanchard5991]

He had me until 'men rejected by women are more prone to conspiracy theories and less likely to believe in Climate change'

[@tig9495]

As a 20 yr old vgin,I watch too much porn, don’t go on dates, gained 70lb, takes meds for ocd and anxiety, stay inside no friends just eat, thc, contemplating my existence. But I don’t want to change cause I don’t believe in myself anymore at all

[@alexib1984]

Dude there’s hope get to the gym and watch Andrew Tate motivational videos get in shape and believe in yourself you’ll get laid and it will change your life!

[@tommyfu9271]

lose the weight now. it's easy at your age- it gets a lot harder when you're older.

[@tankerd1847]

Quit the meds and get out of the house. Start doing that and the weight will start going down, you'll make friends and it'll all fall in place. You aren't ever going anywhere just sitting inside smoking, eating and sitting around medicated. Save the chilling for after hours.

[@Eserr7856]

You have your whole life ahead of you. You got this man, I believe in you 💛

[@originalcontent210]

Don’t forget that God will always be there for you, like the most perfect loving parent, just wishing that you will come to Him.

[@YouMe89-93]

Anyone else notice that most girls are either in a relationship or don’t want one ?? And if a guy does happen to get a girlfriend it involves a mutual friend or if a girl likes a guy she’ll leave her boyfriend for him, just hopping from guy to guy whenever he gets too boring. That’s the biggest thing Iv noticed.

[@Megatron77-t4u]

"Your MOJO is a Ghost" 😅