Dr. Alok Kanojia

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.

So it involves so many different regions, involves a ton of different neurotransmitters. And if you kind of think about it, like what is the purpose of human evolution? It is to procreate, right? So our whole brain, our whole physiology is going to be wired towards this goal. And so now what you have is pornography, which hijacks all of these circuits.

So it involves so many different regions, involves a ton of different neurotransmitters. And if you kind of think about it, like what is the purpose of human evolution? It is to procreate, right? So our whole brain, our whole physiology is going to be wired towards this goal. And so now what you have is pornography, which hijacks all of these circuits.

So it involves so many different regions, involves a ton of different neurotransmitters. And if you kind of think about it, like what is the purpose of human evolution? It is to procreate, right? So our whole brain, our whole physiology is going to be wired towards this goal. And so now what you have is pornography, which hijacks all of these circuits.

And what we're seeing about the addictiveness of pornography is that the more that pornography approximates real sexual behavior, the more parts of your brain that it's going to activate.

And what we're seeing about the addictiveness of pornography is that the more that pornography approximates real sexual behavior, the more parts of your brain that it's going to activate.

And what we're seeing about the addictiveness of pornography is that the more that pornography approximates real sexual behavior, the more parts of your brain that it's going to activate.

So I think that's the biggest change is that pornography used to be passive consumption. There's no interaction. And if you think about how does your brain know you're in a relationship? I know it sounds so weird, but a lot of times it's just people respond to you. People say good morning. People interact with you. So now what OnlyFans has created is the capacity to form a relationship.

So I think that's the biggest change is that pornography used to be passive consumption. There's no interaction. And if you think about how does your brain know you're in a relationship? I know it sounds so weird, but a lot of times it's just people respond to you. People say good morning. People interact with you. So now what OnlyFans has created is the capacity to form a relationship.

So I think that's the biggest change is that pornography used to be passive consumption. There's no interaction. And if you think about how does your brain know you're in a relationship? I know it sounds so weird, but a lot of times it's just people respond to you. People say good morning. People interact with you. So now what OnlyFans has created is the capacity to form a relationship.

And it's such an interesting relationship. People think it's a very unhealthy relationship. In some ways it is, but in some ways it's the best relationship. Because in this relationship, as long as you pay money, this person does what you want. And if you look at what do people want in relationships, It doesn't sound healthy, but what do you want in a relationship?

And it's such an interesting relationship. People think it's a very unhealthy relationship. In some ways it is, but in some ways it's the best relationship. Because in this relationship, as long as you pay money, this person does what you want. And if you look at what do people want in relationships, It doesn't sound healthy, but what do you want in a relationship?

And it's such an interesting relationship. People think it's a very unhealthy relationship. In some ways it is, but in some ways it's the best relationship. Because in this relationship, as long as you pay money, this person does what you want. And if you look at what do people want in relationships, It doesn't sound healthy, but what do you want in a relationship?

You want someone who does what you want them to do.

You want someone who does what you want them to do.

You want someone who does what you want them to do.

It could be a deal maker for a lot of them too, Jordan.

It could be a deal maker for a lot of them too, Jordan.

It could be a deal maker for a lot of them too, Jordan.

The feeling of power over another human being. Yeah. Sure, it's like false in a sense, but it kind of isn't.