I think it's possible for a person to reflect on their life and state where they think it went wrong.
I have seen too much damage to people's lives to buy into the notion that porn is harmless.
That you find it easy to dismiss it is not surprising to me.
I was thinking among my acquaintances and thought of at least a couple more men whose lives are messed up due to porn. So I know at least 5, and I am a veritable hermit.
I find it easy to dismiss people who claim that their lives have been destroyed by inanimate objects. It's the choices that they make that determine what direction their lives take. I've known people who have had all sorts of chances to change their lives, and have refused to make the effort to do so. I know a woman who I spent the last year coresponding with while she was in prison, and less than a week after she was released, she's disappeared. As far as I know, she's doing drugs again, and back into prostitution, to get money for her drugs. She was staying with a decent family who opened their home to her, in order to help her get back on her feet. I'm finished with her. I'll continue to try helping people who want to change their lives, but I will not listen to people who try to blame their lot in life on inanimate objects.
There are some people who claim that some people are "slaves" to their "addictions." BULL! Words mean something. Slavery is where people or a government oppress someone. People living under those conditions are people who deserve the sympathy of being considered a victim, and deserve to be helped by others. Claiming to be a slave to addictions is claiming that you have no control over your own life.
Mark