I had a slip up earlier so I had to reset the clock. Hell I even got a rubber band on my arm I snap myself with to take my mind off it. Technically I’m over 24 hours but I’m counting earlier as a relapse so it’s hour one. I’ll try and provide updates daily with how I feel. Hopefully posting on here will give me a sense of responsibility.

  • BeamBrain [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    12·
    1 year ago

    modern porn is designed to hold your attention, offer specific stimuli, and keep you clicking from video to video. the big porn producers want you to masturbate multiple times a day so you need harder and harder stuff to get the same thrill, bringing you to pay for content.

    One of the things I fucking hate about capitalism. Addiction and unhealthy excess mean more sales, so every single industry wants to hook you to the point of obsession, whether that be porn, gambling, video games, sugar…

    • SerLava [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      Not saying I’d expect them to, but if Pfizer comes out with a really quick-acting, cheap, painless anti-alcoholism pill, essentially EVERY alcohol business on Earth would instantly nosedive and close its doors. Literally 85% of alcohol is consumed by alcoholics. 85% of what they do is victimize addicts, and making booze for the rest of the population is a niche market.