[jkic47]

"Allowed people to experiment..."

So, they experimented by trying new things, correct? Which, by definition, is a change (i.e., a distortion) in their sexual behavior.

If you try to read the "distortion" as being a non-judgmental "change", which was my intent, it may feel less triggering.

[pdxandi]

What did you mean when you later referred to it as damaging and addictive?

[jkic47]

Simple. While not all activities depicted in porn are damaging to all people, some activities can be damaging some people. Doesn't have to be black or white. Make sense?

[hpenvy]

Do you think that the distortions effects are negative or positive overall now? And in the future? I'd argue they are positive now and in the future, so it sounds like this is where your disagreement is coming from (since you said it as if it's overwhelmingly negative now and into the future).

[x86x87]

Can you find one example of an activity (outside porn) that is beneficial to all people?

[jkic47]

Smiling, for one? :-)

[x86x87]

nope. i can find cases where smiling is not beneficial. Eg: Lookup Angelman syndrome and tell me again how smiling is beneficial to parents that have a kid with this disease.

What else do you have?

[x86x87]

Yes and the point is that words have meaning and various words are loaded and triggering.

Whenever you are trying to measure change you need to control for all the things that are happening.

I think framing it as "may change" is closer to what you maybe intended but I'm just guessing.