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The Independent reports:
Psychologist and professor emeritus at Stanford University Phillip Zimbardo (who led the team of researchers who conducted the Stanford Prison Experiment) has made the warnings, which form a major part of his latest book, Man (Dis)Connected.
Zimbardo says (in this TED talk) there is a "crisis" amongst young men, a high number of whom are experiencing a "new form of addiction" to excessive use of pornography and video games. Citing the research he and his team conducted for the book, he says: "It begins to change brain function. It begins to change the reward centre of the brain, and produces a kind of excitement and addiction."
An article from Psychology Today, however, argues that there are no demonstrable scientific links between porn consumption and the disputed phenomenon called 'Porn-Induced Erectile Dysfunction.'
Could this problem be manifesting itself as the rise of the Hikikomori?
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 10 2015, @08:38PM
From what I understand about this issue, the problem is that these young adults are very rigorously fondling their own cocks and balls. They're doing this too rigorously, in fact. Rigor is the problem, not the solution.
(Score: 3, Funny) by davester666 on Monday May 11 2015, @05:57AM
I believe you may wish to see a doctor if your penis is in rigor.