No Fap (Masturbation abstinence) is popular online. Doctors and therapists are worried - NPR - eviltoast

This is an article about the online communities of people who abstain from masturbation. It discusses the reasons people join these communities and the potential harms and benefits. Some people find these communities helpful in overcoming pornography addiction. However, there is concern that these communities spread inaccurate information and may overlap with extremist groups.

    • Blueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.com
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      9 months ago

      Since I’m sure there will be others who don’t bother to read:

      Nofap communities tend to have a large overlap with extremist hate communities, and are often used to spread harmful and misleading rhetoric.

      There’s also no observable benefit to not masturbating. The proponents portray it as some scientifically proven secret, but it’s the same scam as homeopathy and Gweneth Paltrow’s vagina eggs. Big, vague, impossible to disprove health claims supported by anecdote after anecdote.

      • CaptainBasculin@lemmy.ml
        2·
        9 months ago

        Yes, I did. It tells nothing about why quitting it is bad, and just uses the argument “people spread misinformation”.

        Guess what? The internet’s filled to the brim with misinformation.