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Ban on pornography?

Discussion in 'Porn Addiction' started by Warrior36, Jul 2, 2018.

  1. Warrior36

    Warrior36 Fapstronaut

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    I just thought about this since people struggle with this why not ask the politicians to shut down access to these sites? Sure it won't remove it completely perhaps but frees a lot of people who are trying to quit, because it doesn't matter how much you crave it, you can't give in if accessing it is made impossible. Anyway these sites are extremely harmful especially to children so there definitely should be some kind of restriction to prevent them also from being exposed to this filthy garbage. What do you guys think let me know!
     
  2. Ineedhelp321

    Ineedhelp321 Fapstronaut

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    No based on personal freedom reasons. Second, that type of legislation won’t just attack porn sites, it would have to attack any “risque“ tv shows and movies along with written media that someone could possibly become arroused by. Short answer: no. Long answer: hell no.
     
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  3. Ridley

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    I swear someone asks this same question on this forum every week. I've given my answer on other threads before, but I guess it's still worth repeating because this is a really important issue. First of all, I should respond to this aspect of your comment:

    There already is a legal restriction preventing children from viewing pornography. From a legal standpoint, you can't consume pornography until you are 18 years old in the US.

    Having gotten that out of the way, I will now argue that a ban on porn is a bad idea for two reasons:
    1. It's not going to be effective - You've already touched on this point in your OP, where you said:
      No, it won't remove it completely. People are still going to demand porn even when it is illegal, and where there is demand for a product, there will be people producing and supplying that product. Don't just take my word for that, though. Look at history. Look into the alcohol ban of the 1920's in America, and you'll find that it didn't work at all.
    2. It would have negative side effects that harm society - This point is perhaps a little harder to see, but it is equally legitimate as the first. Knowing that a porn ban wouldn't be effective, we would need to ask another question: which sorts of people would become the new suppliers of porn in a world where porn is illegal? The answer is quite obvious: criminals. Criminals are not afraid of a ban. Criminals do not care about whether something is legal or illegal. They disregard the word of the law in favor of their own interests. Criminals would supply pornography to those who demand it even in a world where pornography was made illegal. Not only would they be doing it, but they would probably be some of the only people in the country doing it, because those less experienced at avoiding the claw of the law would already have been caught or would already have given up on making pornography out of fear of being caught. Thus, we might wind up seeing a world where criminals have a monopoly on the pornography industry, which would give them a lot of economic power. Again, don't take my word for this, just look at what happened as a result of the alcohol ban of the 1920's again. Criminals weren't afraid to sell alcohol in the 1920's, so they made a lot of money and gained a lot of influence and power. Gangsters rose to the top. We shouldn't let that happen again with pornography

    That's my little argument about a porn ban. Hope that helps clear things up a little.
     
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  4. Warrior36

    Warrior36 Fapstronaut

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    I agree with you on many things and I understand that a ban would not remove it completely but what government blocking these sites would do atleast is help people battling their addiction to get rid of it. Because they wouldnt be able to relapse. But yes i understand its a complex issue.
     
  5. Ridley

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    I disagree with you. I think a porn addict would still find a way to watch porn even in the face of blocks. People would develop software to circumvent the blocks and porn addicts would just use that software. If you don't understand why this is so, ask yourself why people still use drugs like meth or heroin even though there is a "government block" on those drugs. It's because they're addicted, and satisfying the addiction justifies the circumvention of the law for them. Porn addiction is no different. Even when made illegal, people will find a way.
     
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  6. Warrior36

    Warrior36 Fapstronaut

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    I understand that yes but it could help some. I think the number 1 problem with porn is the retardedly easy access. By having "blocks" on the way you would have time to think before you act and some people wouldnt perhaps go through the trouble to get to it if it was harder. But lets just not continue the discussion, it is how it is and at the end if the day, people need to develop the discipline to handle it as things are right now. Thanks for providing alternative perspective!
     
  7. Ridley

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    Of course. I think you are touching on the right idea with this part of your comment:

    I think this shows that you really do agree with me to some degree. I believe that it is ultimately up to us as individuals to protect ourselves from pornography (and other forms of addiction).
     
  8. Budh

    Budh Fapstronaut
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    Porn has been around almost forever, though once upon at time it was difficult to access, you had to visit a seedy adult shop in a seedy area at night time (not to be seen) to buy a magazine. The problem now is technology has made access to pornography far too easy. In fact technology has made it far too easy to commit adultery in secret

    If there was a serious push to ban pornography it would have to involve removing a lot of technology from our lives. Which wouldn't be a bad thing to go back to basics in my opinion and I work in the technology sector.
     
  9. Booksui

    Booksui New Fapstronaut

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    Leave it to the free market.

    NoFap is a product of the 'free market' responding to porn addiction.
    With the volume of hours spent on porn, the potential profit to be made from 'solving' this is enormous.
    I would personally pay $50-$100/mo for a solution that had a high-probability of working.

    Why? If my time is worth $30/hr and I waste 4 hours A MONTH on porn, that has already cost me $150.
    Never mind the opportunity cost of things I 'could've been doing' - like cleaning up my room, reading a book, going for a walk, working out - whatever.

    At my peak, I probably spent 30-60 hours/month on porn. Maybe more - who knows.
    If you can give me that time back and help me replace it with something effective, I'll pretty much pay you whatever it costs.
    If you can solve this problem on a mass-scale and help millions of men, you deserve every penny you get.
     

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