Pavel Durov

Then you can end up coming to this conclusion that maybe 95% of things we read in the news have been written and published because somebody wanted you to...

buy some product, support some political cause, fight some war, donate some money.

Let's do something that would benefit other people.

And this is not a problem to support causes that you truly believe in.

as long as it was your intentional choice and you're not being manipulated into fighting other people's wars.

And again, it ties back with...

restrained from alcohol.

Because if your mind is clouded, how can you analyze yourself?

You will always be dependent on opinions of others.

You will always follow the mainstream.

And then whatever the authorities or whoever in charge will tell you, you'll believe it.

Because you don't have a tool

of your own to rely on to come to your own conclusions.

I don't watch porn because I just feel it's a surrogate, a substitute for a real thing that is not necessary in my life.

If anything...

It just forces you to exchange some energy, some inspiration to a fleeting moment of pleasure.

It doesn't make sense.

And in any case...

As I said, it's not the real thing.

So as long as you can access the real thing, you don't need to watch porn.