[danaris]

Porn addiction has been shown not to be a real thing.

People who believe they are addicted to porn view porn at approximately the same rate as other people: they just feel more guilty about it, due to being raised to believe that it is shameful.

One source on the topic: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-apes/202207/...

[olsondv]

The article gave one anecdotal example of a person who misdiagnosed themself and then tried to make a broader point by disregarding the definition of addiction. Addiction is not just how many times a compulsive behavior is done. It’s the inability to regulate oneself for the behavior often at the expense of relationships or other responsibilities. If you’re looking at porn when you should be working, that could be addiction, for example. Apply that to relationships too. If you’re looking at porn and masturbating instead of being with your spouse, that’s addiction too.

[bigstrat2003]

That's absolutely ridiculous. Porn addiction is 100% a real thing. You can't hand wave it away by saying "porn is actually ok, the problem is just that they believe it is bad so they feel shame".

[danaris]

And if it were just me handwaving it away with that as a random hypothetical, that would be a reasonable response.

It's not.

It's supported by, AIUI, multiple peer-reviewed studies now.

Just because you don't like the idea doesn't make the science any less valid.