• De_Narm@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    It’s still a “fun self-control challenge” if you just stop watching porn for the month. Nothing wrong with that. But the masturbation part is just silly religious stuff with a dash of prostate cancer.

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      2 years ago

      I’d be fascinated to see all the medical data of men who suddenly developed prostate cancer in December because they didn’t wank in November.

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      Religious? No one I know is doing this because of fucking religion. It’s supposed to be a challenge, and not nutting is one.

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        Well, yes, if you ignore the whole “masturbation = bad” thing that’s part of the movement. That equation is firmly rooted in religion.

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      but with the masturbation part

      Funny, because I never mentioned masturbation. I don’t think anyone except the most die-hard members of the NNN/NoFap/etc. community would argue that masturbation in itself is wrong or unhealthy. The original “goal” of the challenge was to curb pornography consumption. I think most people would agree that the spirit of NNN is a lot closer to “no porn november” than “no ejaculation november.”