Post #3904129
2026-07-11 00:33 UTC
On the other hand, could these images have served as an outlet for his perversion, and kept his step-daughter safe for years?
If you have a fetish, and start masturbating to that fetish, does the fetish not get stronger? Like, if you are into feet, does jerking into to feet not make you more likely to want to engage in foot play?
It seems to be basic operant conditioning. See thing, jerk off, feel good. And there’s also desensitization, where you seek out more and more extreme stuff.
I don’t think CSAM replaces the desire to hurt children. I think it increases it. I also know that it’s a tool used to groom children.
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@Jomega@lemmy.world 2026-07-11 01:56
I think we’ll never know scientifically because there’s no ethical manner of conducting the study. No one’s going to supply a known pedophile with CSAM and see whether or they they molest someone, or hook up a gizmo to their head and measure their brainwaves when they go to a playground. It would probably answer a lot of questions if they did, but we as a society usually agree these questions aren’t worth scarring a child over.