What are the positives and negatives of porn and masturbaition?

Good question. What I share below is purely from my experiences and insights. Its not some kind of objective or scientific description.

Positive

Short-lived but intense pleasure that provides temporary stress relief.

Negative

fatigue/low energy
causes feelings of stagnation
dulls the imagination
devolves into darker fetishes
causes restlessness and agitation
results in lingering shame and guilt
dysphoria
sense of inadequacy
pre-disposes to anxiety
pre-disposes to reduced confidence/self-esteem
pre-disposes to other forms of addiction
pre-disposes to avoidant behaviours
pre-dispose to social withdrawal
pre-disposes one to procrastination
pre-disposes one to despair
reinforces selfishness
mental fog
hard heartedness
reduced concentration
reduced memory
reduced problem solving abilities
fosters cynicism
hastens the aging process
adversely affects relationship to others
results in enormous waste of time
correlated to over-eating
leads to regret
can destroy a marriage
results in missed opportunities
feeds the monkey mind

 

No positives. As @InnerMan said "temporary stress relief" but then stress returns increased, so we can count that as negative also.

 

Yes no positives at all. Barely a second or two of blissful feeling then garbage after effects.

 

Porn and masturbation in my mind has zero benefits and I mean ZERO!!! There's no in-between. All of them are bad news.