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Greater engagement with anti-masturbation groups linked to higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal feelings (www.psypost.org)

submitted 3 years ago by BynarsAreOk@hexbear.net to c/science@hexbear.net

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The researchers also asked the participants to rate how often they noticed ten different problems in the online forums. Visitors to NoFap forums reported seeing content that was often trolling (88%), misogynistic (73.7%), bullying (49.1%), anti-LGBT (42.9%), or anti-Semitic (32.0%). Additionally, a significant number of participants reported being told to harm or kill themselves (23.5%), witnessing threats to hurt others (21.1%), and witnessing doxing of others (17.1%) on the forums.

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[–] electerrific@hexbear.net 0 points 3 years ago (6 children)

Yeah, we already knew nofap was a hate group.

[–] BynarsAreOk@hexbear.net 0 points 3 years ago (5 children)

Yeah but as you can see from the comments here we already have this culture here even as a joke, imo we just have to make sure people don't take volcel it as unironically good and end up on the other side.

[–] ssjmarx@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago (4 children)

I've always taken the volcel stuff here to be more about not letting the forum attract creepers. On reddit any time there's a girl in a pic 80% of the comment section will just be :awooga: shit, which is alienating as fuck.

[–] space_wizard@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago

On reddit any time there’s a girl in a pic 80% of the comment section will just be :awooga: shit

This site is no different, it's just all blush emojis and submissive "jokes" instead.

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