You forgot porn.
You can add porn to that list. Young men today are distracting themselves into oblivion—wasting time, avoiding responsibility.
ChatGPT, what percentage of young men, age 18 to 30, watch pornography online?
According to a 2022 survey, about 44% of men aged 18 to 29 in the United States reported watching online adult content in the past month. Another study suggests that the percentage could be even higher, with some estimates reaching 75% or more. The numbers vary depending on the source and methodology, but it's clear that online adult content consumption is quite common among young men.
ChatGPT, what percentage of young women, age 18 to 30, watch pornography online?
Studies suggest that 16% to 30% of young women aged 18 to 30 report watching online adult content regularly. However, some research indicates that these numbers might be underreported due to social stigma. It's a topic that continues to be explored for more accurate insights.
We all know that men are visual creatures. Observing the curves of a cloud floating across the sky can get thinking about... certain things.
The concept of teenage boys obsessing over Playboy centerfolds, even carrying around a scrap of a photo where not even a face is discernible, rings true / sounds plausible.
We are told that women are not visual creatures (in that sense / when it comes to sex). The notion that teenage girls would spend hours perusing men's underwear catalogs in search of a half-way decent pic to use as "wack-off" material is risible. No woman was ever grateful for being sent a "dick pic."
And yet, according to ChatGPT, an appreciable percentage of women in this age category view porn.
How can this be explained?
If you were to ask any normal 15-year-old boy if, instead of guiltily masturbating to a faded, folded, and faceless photo he had found in a back alley, he's rather have a real, live girl sitting on his lap and attending to his - cough, cough - needs, 99% would unreservedly say, "YES!"
Even if that real, live girl were merely middling in appearance. No healthy, red-blooded boy would hesitate!
But now reverse the sexes! The only difference is, the 15-year-old girl would theoretically have no difficulty obtaining a willing male partner. So why prefer digital images of males to the real thing? And why feign disgust at "dick pics?"
A conundrum!
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