What do you think the average number of times a week men in the 21st century masterbate? Do you think it has increased since the invention of the Internet? And is this a healthy thing for society, or for men in general?
It for sure has increased. And no it is not good for our society/culture. If I had to guess after talking to many people I'd say 4 or 5 times a week is easily the norm, if not more frequent. Unless they are aware of the negative effects of PMO like we are. When it comes to porn induced sexual dysfunctions, we have only seen the tip of the iceberg. Nobody knows for sure though.
Another issue is also the length of each session as well as the frequency. In the old days, even it was a daily habit, it was usually done and dusted in a few minutes. But in the age of high speed internet, so many guys are reporting sessions lasting several hours. Our minds and bodies were never designed for that kind of stimulation.
I have heard that there is some evidence that guys who masturbate 3 or more times a week tend to be shy, socially awkward and depressed. Whether MOing a lot causes shyness etc or shyness etc causes MOing probably depends on the individual. However, I think MOing a lot is probably a consequence of being shy and having poor social integration in most cases.
As someone who started fapping last century before the internet, I agree it was usually done quickly. Occasionally, it could be dragged out with a magazine or VHS tape. Today, the porn is on our phones, and teens can access it whenever they want. Just from reading the younger guys' experiences here, it seems the Millennials fap way more than the Gen Xers did or at least for longer periods per session. I fapped daily when I was 15, but rarely longer than 15 minutes. Now, teens are doing it for hours or multiple times daily with the assistance of internet porn.
Oh how I love thee Blue let me count the ways! I as well have been fapping for the last two centuries. Started fapping to my father's Playboy collection in the 80s and then moved on to dial up porn via BBS posts in the 90s ... one pic ata time baby! But yes there is nothing compared to this. Back in the day I may have fapped 3 times a day but that totaled to maybe an hour total. These days I could spend 4 hours for one O. So if you go a couple times a day holy crap can you waste time and fuck up your brain!
