EDIT: forgot fo quote, @
FreelancePoliceman. I'm not sure if we think about... the same kind of torture here. I'll assume you're refering to classic torture that breaks the mind and spirit, not the one that turns people on. Because when it comes to the latter, personally, I think there are very few limits in bedroom when it comes to what two CONSENTING adults choose to do. (and keep the bolded word in mind).
I think porn is the worst because it has consequences that can stretch across the collective psyche for ages, and it's directly connected to all the other vices here.
If you smoke because you want to look cool, you are fucking up your lungs a little, for the sake of an image, or a wish to rebel. Maybe you're a little stressed and need an outlet.
Drugs are a pretty complex vice here so I won't go on a tirade about escapism here and stay on topic. But you see, neither of these vices compete with the print which porn leaves on the consumer.
It is VERY rare that someone who watches porn can separate erotic fantasy from erotic reality. The more you tell yourself "I know it's not like that when I'm in bed with my significant other", the more you fuck up your own brain. Your own erotic expectations get distorted - either by virtue of wanting too much, or
TOO LITTLE.
And so is born a generation of young men and women, into a world where love is already a commodity, turning a curious eye to Hustler and creating a downward spiral for them and their future partners.
Moreover, dear FP, I think the people who pretend not to watch porn stigmatize the people who openly admit to it, because they are disgusted by THEMSELVES, first and foremost.
If you recognize a vice in others and have a desire to crush it so ardently, it is because you've housed within yourself (or still do) the very same menagerie of degeneracy.
For those who can see through the veil of blind pornographic worship, there is hope.