[jmkni]

I think the type of people who frequent subreddits like NoFap have other issues.

It’s not the porn that’s the problem, but sexual repression, feeling ashamed of something that’s completely natural, etc.

[kjeetgill]

That's kind-of the trap this whole article is addressing; some people are dealing with issues that are well outside of most peoples' experience. Their issues are so unrelatable that they get written off with these side theories an treated as insincere.

I've mentioned elsewhere that Chris Rock and Terry Crews have come out about their experiences with this issue. This lends the issue some legitimacy I think.

[artichokes]

Not a no-fapper myself, but my friends who do it seem to do so out of a belief in an effect on hormone levels/motivation rather than a sense of shame.