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Originally Posted by Calculusaurus  I think it's much more of an internal genetic thing. Remove contemporary culture and I still think men's drives will be the same. Erotic stimuli in our culture is a result of men's drives, not the other way around. That's my guess. Though I suppose there could be some sort of positive feedback loop thing going on. |
I agree with this. It should be no shock to anyone that men are basically horny and will typically look for release frequently. The reason you see sexual images so frequently is only because the people producing them know they appeal to men. The erotic stimuli that moonlite refers to can add to that hornyness, but it's certainly not the cause.
We also need to be very careful when using the word "addiction" in this context and when comparing sex to illicit drugs. First of all, one of the main qualifications for addiction is that other parts of your life start to be negatively impacted. With most people, you'd have a very hard time demonstrating that masturbation creates a measurable negative impact. Secondly, illicit drugs create a physical dependency for themselves. Sex and masturbation do not. They're totally not the same thing.
I also fail to see how someone could understand the typical man's sex drive without walking in his shoes. Making judgements from an outside perspective is all well and good, but it fails to take into account the emotions and desires and all the intricate workings of the male brain that are involved.