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NoFap(Anti-porn group) and the group’s founder, Alexander Rhodes, sued Taylor & Francis and UCLA researcher over a paper critical of the group (retractionwatch.com)

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[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 81 points 2 months ago

The goal isn't to treat addiction.

It's to repress urges to make their followers frustrated, angry, and willing to overthrow modern society...

It's not a new tactic. But it's hard to convince young men to stop jacking off.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 42 points 2 months ago

But it’s hard to convince young men to stop jacking off.

Sylvester Graham tried with his crackers.

John Kellog tried with his corn flakes.

US is fucking weird about sex.

[-] reabsorbthelight@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

Puritans founded the country. Mormons, Evangelicals and many others came from the Puritans.

Imo, a lot of problems stem from puritanical beliefs in the US. The gender divide, alpha male, etc.

Controlling sexuality keeps religion going strong

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

The US has always been about a bunch of religious cults.

[-] uninvitedguest@piefed.ca 8 points 2 months ago

What is this about graham crackers and cornflakes?

[-] Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 months ago

I knew about corn flakes, but not about graham crackers. Basically, the inventor of corn flakes whole reason for inventing them was to give young men something to eat in the morning that was so incredibly boring they would lose the will to ever get hard again. Or something like that.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago

Both were purposely bland foods designed only for the purpose of discouraging masturbation, which Graham and Kellogg were convinced drained life energy.

Again, US has always been weird about sex.

[-] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 2 months ago

Wait, Graham crackers too?

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

They were originally unsweetened and unspiced bran crackers. Graham was part of a social movement that believed any form of stimulation, including things like flavor, inflamed the libido, and that sex was of course deeply unhealthy.

Like, don't get me wrong, I'm super pro fiber, I'm just also a slut that loves flavor.