I wonder what CS Lewis would have to say about porn? Is that a good use of the mind?
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@sim is fast food?

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@skells @sim fast food in theory at least prevents one from starving to death

@skells @sim porn especially in modern society is unilaterally harmful to everyone involved in the production and consumption of it

@vriska @sim the analogy breaks down quickly, but driven to the limit you could say the same about fast food

mind is not the only axis we live on, and life is full of contingency

I would agree that less porn is better, with a caveat for "tasteful" stuff, but then where does one draw the line?

@skells I think it depends on the fast food, but I would say that most of it is junk to the mind. It doesn't really support the brain and body, it can be addictive and it ends up being empty calories rather than providing the nutrition we need. This is the stuff that is cheap and typical from fast food places. You are better off saving up and finding quality foods when you go out, make it more of a pleasure.

@sim it's more of a general question about vice I guess, where one draws the line and it's a personal question I think

@skells Yeah. I think it is worth exploring as a vice and topic until you figure out where your boundaries and values lay with it. Likewise when it comes to reading the news.
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