Western civilization is totally fucked. How can one not come to this conclusion upon reading shit like this?
There is an ad campaign adorning the tunnels of the London Underground bearing the slogan “ED IS DEAD” next to a photograph of a wholesome-looking man in his prime. “Don’t worry,” it says in smaller writing beneath. “Ed’s not a guy. It’s a guy thing. It’s short for erectile dysfunction.” The posters are promoting a new brand of sildenafil (most commonly known as Viagra), which we are supposed to think is slaying the problem. But, as it stands, ED is far from dead.
Viagra’s core market used to be older men in poor health, but according to the latest studies and surveys, between 14% and 35% of young men experience ED. “It’s crazy but true,” says Mary Sharpe of the Reward Foundation, an educational charity focusing on love, sex and the internet. “Until 2002, the incidence of men under 40 with ED was around 2-3%. Since 2008, when free-streaming, high-definition porn became so readily available, it has steadily risen.” The evidence, clinical and anecdotal, is mounting that pornography use is a significant factor.
Clare Faulkner, a psychosexual and relationship therapist based in central London, is among those who link ED and pornography use. “I now have ED clients in their early 20s,” she says. Part of the problem with pornography is that it is “a very dissociated experience. Stimulation is coming externally, which can make it very hard to be in your body.” It also perpetuates the myth, she says, that “men are rock hard and women are ready for sex all the time”.
Internet pornography has absolutely become a major health issue. And while I can’t say conclusively that this is the only factor contributing to erectile dysfunction among young men, it has certainly become a big problem. Many young men have become addicted to watching pornography and this is adversely impacting their ability to have normal sexual relationships.
But I have a really hard time understanding how men in their 20s can have erectile dysfunction problems. I’m approaching my middle ages and I’ve never had any such problems. Of course I regularly workout and try to keep myself in good physical shape. Many young men do not keep themselves in good physical shape and eat like shit so this is probably a bigger factor in their erectile dysfunction issues.
Talk about an insane situation. Young men in their 20s should not be having problems getting erections. Only major pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer which sells Viagra pills can be happy about this. What else can I say besides that? This world is totally fucked and when I read stories like this, it is difficult to argue otherwise.
