▲ 346 ▼ Why isn't jerking off more valorized as an easy dopamine hit that's also literally good for you? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by _number8_@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 337 comments fedilink hide all child comments people have been demonizing it for most of the AD years i think but it's quite pleasant really. are there any proven negative effects?
[–] Hotmailer@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Same with all of you. None of you would know the difference. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago There are people that were circumcized after becoming sexually active who can (and do) report exactly that. Separately, we can simply ask people that have foreskins to describe the sensations they feel from that body part. The only part that we can't say with confidence is how the neutral pathways develop (i.e. how we perceive the sensations) when it's the only way we've ever experienced. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago There are people that were circumcized after becoming sexually active who can (and do) report exactly that. Separately, we can simply ask people that have foreskins to describe the sensations they feel from that body part. The only part that we can't say with confidence is how the neutral pathways develop (i.e. how we perceive the sensations) when it's the only way we've ever experienced. permalink fedilink source parent