It's official: There is no longer any safe place on the internet for who is doing NoFap

I find it very easy to use the internet without seeing triggering content. There's more to the internet than YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Use the Unhook extension, and you'll probably avoid all the triggering stuff on YouTube. I deleted my TikTok account because it's full of the silly videos and people having dumb fights in the comment section. I sometimes go on Instagram, but only when I want to post something and then delete the app. I recognise it can be triggering, that's why I spend minimal time on it.

 

I'm tired to say this but you guys have to cut your internet connection like I did 2 days ago. I'm posting this only in working hours and believe me, my job is all about computers. So if I can do this everybody can. Also you can disable photos in your main browser like I did.

 

I had a problem with Facebook but since I've been dismissing things my feed has improved. I used to seek triggering content on YouTube but now I mostly watch religion and politics so it hasn't been a problem lately.

 

Thanks OP - wise words. Since youtube introduced the "shorts" it has been especially bad at recommending all sortso of softcore P BS. "look im in spandex and going to roll on this ball for 'exercise'" - 12M likes. F*ckoff with all that, Youtube/Google/Alphabet

One of the stupidest things I think we do as a society is to always think were "above" the algorithms. We think we can control it. It's like going to a shooting range and thinking you can walk around in front of all the targets cause you assume people will see you in a stupid hat or something.

I need to take my own advice though and just unplug for a week. I rely on this crap too much and I used to have great streaks back when I did that.

+1 for all the people out there using DVD players and physical media generally. I think part of the trap is all this "recommended content" BS. I dont need that manipulation in my life. How about I play the movie **I** want to play because **I** picked it out?

I honestly dont know why people havent rioted and burned everything long ago from this insane internet culture where you need f*cking wifi to date the people in your neighborhood, to get a job, to 'socialize' with your friends, to get advice, to ask any question, to turn on your bedroom light, your thermostat, and pretty soon to flush the goddamn toilet.

/end rant

 

You can bookmark the pages you want to visit and avoid scrolling your feed. That's what I do, and Facebook is no problem.

 

I've began to just associate the internet with porn. Afterall, the advancement of the internet has coincided with porn.

Once upon a time you'd have a female colleague at work you found attractive. You'd probably go home and masturbate using your imagination. Don't even need to that now. Follow them on Facebook or Instagram and Bam, plenty of potential Psub material. Now we have tiktok, onlyfans, camsites - it just gets worse. Even if you don't look at porn, social media is just a gateway - well it is for me anyway.

It doesn't take much to find something remotely arousing on the Internet. You're just a click away

 

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its getting bad, dude, its like everyone sees the car rolling off the cliff but no one is doing anything about it

 

Radio and music aren't safe either. Its all innuendo. Sex sells.

 

exactly, social media is the gateway to pornography, was it designed that way on purpose...?

 

I keep all images blocked on my computer, and on my phone I just don't visit social media sites.

 

Solid advice. In my experience, what happened to you is nothing new, YouTube has been compromised for years.

 

Well said. Might have to quote that

 

You shared a great example. I still try to do that with the "imagination" cause part of that is a) doing whats natural and b) creating a fantasy were you and that person are *Together* having a good time. Not the same when youre being a cuck on a screen gooning on their Instashit or whatever.

Another example of the INSANITY: I saw recently a *mainstream* paper of a metropolitan area - you know the usual, sports, movies, shows. And then what did I see? "The hottest stars on onlyfans" Yes, right there in the city newspaper was a goddamn ad for PROSTITUTION. This is how "normal" this shit has become with the Internet. "This weeks top 10 hookers for you to enjoy"
Seriously...whatthefuck.

(P.S. I dont mean this as a disrespect to the women trying to make ends meat. Just the BS industry of it all - lead and promoted by gooner sex trafficking shitbags)

Its widely known the JPEG format was developed for the P industry. A great deal of tech for the internet was developing for the drug. After all, 1/3 of ALL internet traffic is fucking porn. There are more clicks on the hub each year than people on planet earth. Think about that.

 

I don't use Instagram or TikTok because social media is a dumpster fire. I use YouTube very sparingly only to listen to podcasts or lectures. I grew up before the internet. I remember the time when YouTube, TikTok or Instagram did not exist on the internet. There was a time on the internet before social media as we know it today existed. The internet was never, nor has it ever been a safe place for a PMO addict. The internet was always full of trash and NSFW material. As a former PMO addict, I don't hang out on the internet, I don't browse or explore the internet. I am not perfect at setting boundaries but I have to set boundaries on the internet. I am 219 days free from PMO today by the grace of God and hope to keep it that way. Wishing everyone recovery from this awful addiction.

 

"Us"

 

From CHATGPT:

"The adult industry has indeed played a significant role in the development and popularization of internet technologies. Pornography has often been an early adopter and driver of innovations in online payment systems, streaming media, and website design. Additionally, the demand for privacy and anonymity in accessing adult content has contributed to the development of technologies like secure browsing and virtual private networks (VPNs). However, it's important to note that while the adult industry has influenced certain aspects of internet development, it's just one of many factors shaping the evolution of the online landscape"

Quite insane really. I remember the time when the internet seemed exciting. Probably due to the fact that you needed to invest a lot of time just to log-in. Porn wasn't as much as an issue then due to slow download times. I remember using Limewire (pre-torrent) and tried to download a film about the band Cream. It took a week, but you can imagine what I got instead.