Dr. Alok Kanojia

And like, you don't really answer that question honestly. You don't say to yourself, I actually don't want to work. I don't want a career. I'm living my life ping-ponging, not towards what I want. I'm ping-ponging between two negative things. I feel ashamed for not having a career. So you're like, that's why I should have a career. But I really don't enjoy this job. I don't want a career.

And like, you don't really answer that question honestly. You don't say to yourself, I actually don't want to work. I don't want a career. I'm living my life ping-ponging, not towards what I want. I'm ping-ponging between two negative things. I feel ashamed for not having a career. So you're like, that's why I should have a career. But I really don't enjoy this job. I don't want a career.

And like, you don't really answer that question honestly. You don't say to yourself, I actually don't want to work. I don't want a career. I'm living my life ping-ponging, not towards what I want. I'm ping-ponging between two negative things. I feel ashamed for not having a career. So you're like, that's why I should have a career. But I really don't enjoy this job. I don't want a career.

And so it's very hard to change if you're lying to yourself. That's 50% of it. So I think the flip side of it is also it becomes way easier to change than a lot of people realize once you stop lying to yourself.

And so it's very hard to change if you're lying to yourself. That's 50% of it. So I think the flip side of it is also it becomes way easier to change than a lot of people realize once you stop lying to yourself.

And so it's very hard to change if you're lying to yourself. That's 50% of it. So I think the flip side of it is also it becomes way easier to change than a lot of people realize once you stop lying to yourself.

Oh, yeah. This is really important to understand. So first thing is, we'll get to OnlyFans in a second. But I think pornography is, I really suspect it's the worst addiction on the planet right now. And I know that sounds like a really extreme take, because we have people dying of opiates and things like that. So if you look at the statistics, okay?

Oh, yeah. This is really important to understand. So first thing is, we'll get to OnlyFans in a second. But I think pornography is, I really suspect it's the worst addiction on the planet right now. And I know that sounds like a really extreme take, because we have people dying of opiates and things like that. So if you look at the statistics, okay?

Oh, yeah. This is really important to understand. So first thing is, we'll get to OnlyFans in a second. But I think pornography is, I really suspect it's the worst addiction on the planet right now. And I know that sounds like a really extreme take, because we have people dying of opiates and things like that. So if you look at the statistics, okay?

Back in about 2005 to 2010, the rate of pornography addiction was like somewhere around 3% to 11%. Can you guess what estimates of pornography addiction are now?

Back in about 2005 to 2010, the rate of pornography addiction was like somewhere around 3% to 11%. Can you guess what estimates of pornography addiction are now?

Back in about 2005 to 2010, the rate of pornography addiction was like somewhere around 3% to 11%. Can you guess what estimates of pornography addiction are now?

Wow. Wow. OK, like it's insane. How do they measure that? Great question. These are surveys. One of the citations I'm talking about surveyed 13000 people, random people, and just ask them, do you feel like you're addicted to pornography? Holy smokes. And 49 to 75 percent. Some studies suggest it's around 66 percent. Let's assume that all those studies are wrong.

Wow. Wow. OK, like it's insane. How do they measure that? Great question. These are surveys. One of the citations I'm talking about surveyed 13000 people, random people, and just ask them, do you feel like you're addicted to pornography? Holy smokes. And 49 to 75 percent. Some studies suggest it's around 66 percent. Let's assume that all those studies are wrong.

Wow. Wow. OK, like it's insane. How do they measure that? Great question. These are surveys. One of the citations I'm talking about surveyed 13000 people, random people, and just ask them, do you feel like you're addicted to pornography? Holy smokes. And 49 to 75 percent. Some studies suggest it's around 66 percent. Let's assume that all those studies are wrong.

OK, let's assume that they grossly overestimate it. Let's assume that they're like double it. Even then, we're talking about 30 percent or something like that. It's insane. That's crazy, crazy high. The numbers are literally unbelievable. And I wonder if I'm just like misinterpreting the research or things like that. But it's crazy.

OK, let's assume that they grossly overestimate it. Let's assume that they're like double it. Even then, we're talking about 30 percent or something like that. It's insane. That's crazy, crazy high. The numbers are literally unbelievable. And I wonder if I'm just like misinterpreting the research or things like that. But it's crazy.

OK, let's assume that they grossly overestimate it. Let's assume that they're like double it. Even then, we're talking about 30 percent or something like that. It's insane. That's crazy, crazy high. The numbers are literally unbelievable. And I wonder if I'm just like misinterpreting the research or things like that. But it's crazy.

Yeah, it's wild. And I was trying to figure out, like, why? What's changed? And then I tried to understand, OK, what is the neuroscience of pornography? I did a deep dive. There's a beautiful paper that I found that talks about sexuality in the brain. So where does sex exist in the brain? And so it turns out that we don't have a circuit for sex in the brain. Sex affects every aspect of the brain.

Yeah, it's wild. And I was trying to figure out, like, why? What's changed? And then I tried to understand, OK, what is the neuroscience of pornography? I did a deep dive. There's a beautiful paper that I found that talks about sexuality in the brain. So where does sex exist in the brain? And so it turns out that we don't have a circuit for sex in the brain. Sex affects every aspect of the brain.