Seeing porn is not naturally harmful to males or ladies. But I would use some caveats. There are individuals who probably shouldn't see porn, like those with bad body image or those who have been sexually taken advantage of. Depending upon your choice in watching, you can develop impractical expectations about sex or what individuals like or how you'll be expected to "carry out." And enjoying with someone needs true authorization.
When none of these red flags are up, porn can definitely have benefits. Therapists sometimes recommend it to help individuals become comfy with a particular dream they or their partner may have. Porn can reboot a couple's sex life. It can provide you ideas, or assist you get in touch with what turns you on.
Porn can reboot a couple's sex life. It can give you concepts, or help you connect with what turns you on. Porn can provide you there at best, or disgust you at worst. Everything depends upon what you select to see. With the accessibility of pornography online, it's possible to sample sufficient porn rapidly that you don't need to find yourself watching wall-to-wall hard-core sex if it's plot driven erotica that attract you. You're only a victim of bad pornography if you let yourself be.
And a word about sex or porn dependency. I don't believe in it. Unlike a chemical compound, like opiates, you can't become "addicted" to sex or porn; you can end up being a compulsive viewer. In this case, it's not the pornography that's the problem; it's the compulsive character. If it weren't porn being used to act out one's compulsive nature, it might be food or some other habits.
As for whether it's damaging or beneficial to the performers, let's take females first. There are some who pick to perform due to the fact that they like sex a lot and they consider it a great method to earn a living. Then there are those who are drawn to porn as a method of acting out subconscious psychological problems-- looking for daddy's love or penalty for being a bad lady. For numerous, it's most likely a little you pervert of each. Even ladies with the very best mental health will deal with some downsides from this work. Our culture takes in pornography at record numbers, but the females who perform are still evaluated harshly.
I'm unsure the male performers go out entirely unharmed either. While they might not be judged as roughly as the women, ultimately they're considered as freaks who make their living with their anatomy. John Holmes's fate is the ultimate cautionary tale.
Maybe if we weren't still so consumed with regret and shame about sex, neither viewing nor carrying out in these films would bring the weight it does. But then, possibly we would not be so interested in them, either. If the fruit were not prohibited, would anyone care to take a bite?