Anonymous #1 3d

I think it’s a little creepy but y would it be a sign of porn addiction? Also do u ever think it’s just as simple as “damn this girls hot” or do u think there’s always some parasocial thing going on?

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Anonymous #2 3d

Do u think it’s weird to jerk off to a thirst trap? Like it’s not necessarily made to be jerked off to ig but obviously ur posting it cuz u want ppl to think ur hot (at least that’s how I interpret posting a thirst trap)

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Anonymous OP 3d

Because I would say arguably it is not a normal reaction to choose a photo of a random girl you know and jerk off to it. And I would say there has to at least be some level of parasocialism going on, if not you’d just be engaging in sexual acts with them vs jerking it to their instagram pics

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Anonymous OP 3d

Thirst traps are designed to make you horny so you then go seek out their content. That’s why OF girls post so many thirst traps, trying to get you horny so you’ll engage in commerce with them. The thirst traps itself isn’t made to be jerked to or it would be behind the paywall

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Anonymous #1 3d

What if u don’t know them irl?

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Anonymous OP 3d

Then that is definitely parasocial and toxic by nature

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Anonymous OP 3d

I mean it kinda is weird but like idk im not the morality police, as long as they do it in private yk

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Anonymous #1 3d

Hm interesting. U don’t ever think the pipeline could ever be “im horny” to “this girls hot let me jerk off to her rq”?

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Anonymous OP 3d

Is it never the pipeline? No it certainly can be, but to me it’s odd to say “I think this girl has a good smile and she’s cute. I’m gonna bust to her” instead of “I’m horny, let me go bust to something designed to and marketed for making me bust.” It adds a weird perversion to an otherwise innocent “I look good in this photo and want to share something I did” someone posted online with zero intention of being sexual

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Anonymous #1 3d

That’s completely valid. I’m just surprised to hear all this bc I don’t think I’ve ever heard a guy in my personal life have this take

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Anonymous OP 3d

I think it’s odd that most guys you talk to don’t have this mindset. I don’t think I know anyone irl that goes around jacking it to random photos of people. When I was first hitting puberty, I could jerk it to just some cleavage or a celebrity photo. But now, as a much more mature person, it’s just so weird to me to still be in that developmental phase. Like to me that screams they never moved beyond that and learned how to focus on someone else’s pleasure, how sex works in relationships, etc.

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Anonymous #1 3d

I think a lot of men ik don’t see those two things as related. To them masturbating is different from sex. If u don’t mind me asking, how old r u btw?

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Anonymous OP 3d

I mean it’s a different act, sure but they’re both in the same umbrella. Both are sexual acts by nature, so idk how people can view them so separately. And I’m 25

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Anonymous #1 3d

I’m only 2 years younger and I also notice that most of the men ik openly follow OF/IG models as well. I also think it’s interesting that a decent amount of men use several different social media apps (if not all) for porn/something to jerk off to. Just interesting ig that a lot of men ik don’t use traditional porn websites to jerk off (or it’s a mix of both porn and social media)

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Anonymous OP 3d

I’m 20 and none of the guys ik follow OF models 😭

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Anonymous #1 3d

Also was wondering if a guy follows a girl who’s known for being hot who he doesn’t personally know (OF/IG models) if he’s almost 100% jerking it to her pics

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Anonymous #2 3d

At least ones I’m friends with I don’t stalk everyone’s page lol

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Anonymous OP 3d

Not even close to 100%

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Anonymous #2 3d

Damn that’s crazy. I don’t stalk the guys Ik but I’ll see a pretty girl on my explore page or something and I’ll see that guys Ik follow/like their pics

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Anonymous OP 3d

OF isn’t the cause by any means, but I think that website is sort of the crux of the very parasocialism that has hit a lot of our generation and especially the up and coming generations. People seek out the more personal connection, desperate to feel less lonely and isolated, only to fall for some outsourced chat, thinking they’re talking to the one in the photos who cares for them and values them, and are left feeling emptier than before. It’s getting really bad

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Anonymous #1 3d

Also it’s interesting that u mention porn addiction bc I truly didn’t even know that was a thing until recently. I also think a lot of men view their masturbation/porn habits as “normal”

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Anonymous OP 3d

Oh it’s definitely a thing and I think a vast majority of people struggle with it, myself included. It’s just stupidly easy to access, immediately creates a dopamine release, good cure for boredom (idle hands and all) and it’s been so normalized. It’s a very hard thing to break just because it’s everywhere and thirst traps exist to pull you back in

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Anonymous #1 2d

Thank you for saying this as a man. As a woman I find watching porn not good for your brain development and it can cause such false expectations of what sex and what the other gender is like. Addiction to it can also show lack of discipline and can damage relationship issues (self esteem, insecurity) get told that I’m crazy from others as I wouldn’t go for man who watches it and consider it cheating. Regardless of gender - porn shouldn’t be watched and there is a multitude of studies for why

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