Maybe 1 and 2 apply to entertainment in general, but I think there are a few things that make porn different:
In addition, "quit porn" may be an easier rule to follow than "cut back on superstimuli (but don't quit any of them entirely)."
I've been thinking about whether it's a good idea to quit porn (not masturbation, just porn). Does anyone have anything to add to the below?
Reasons not to quit:
Reasons to quit:
A study found that 17% of people who viewed pornography on the Internet met criteria for problematic[clarification needed] sexual compulsivity.[9] A survey found that 20–60% of a sample of college-age males who use pornography found it to be problematic.[10] Research on Internet addiction disorder indicates rates may range from 1.5 to 8.2% in Europeans and Americans.[11] Internet pornography users are included in Internet users, and Internet pornography has been shown to be the Internet activity most likely to lead to compulsive disorders.[12]
I haven't viewed porn for about 2 weeks and it hasn't actually been that difficult, so I'm trying to decide whether I should just commit to quitting it completely. Right now I'm leaning toward quitting -- viewing porn might be harmful, and it's almost certainly not beneficial, so there's a higher expected value from quitting for anybody who doesn't assign much higher utility to the fun from porn than the fun from alternative activities.
For completeness, I should also mention the "nofap" movement. The anecdotes on there are the same sort of things you'd find when reading about homeopathy or juice fasts, though, so those can be mostly ignored.
If you're implying that my bottom line is already written, I don't think that's the case. Both of the points I made in response to ChrisHallquist were things that I had already thought of before he posted, so I wasn't just searching for a rebuttal to his points.
If you're implying that the arguments I've made seem to have already convinced me to quit...well, yes. That's why I'm posting here: to find out whether there's anything I'm missing.