Porn Brain Will Destroy Us

On a pernicious attitude with bleak consequences for relationships. Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. In case you haven’t noticed, men and women are struggling with each other. Both groups report less interest in love and family than in any generation past. Even dating has fallen on hard times. And in romance’s absence, some dangerous trends are emerging. Chief among those worrisome trends is a way of thinking and speaking about women that is becoming more common, especially among highly online, right-leaning men. Matthew Loftus lives in Kenya with family, where he teaches and practices family medicine at PCEA Chogoria Hospital on the slopes of Mt. Kenya. More of his writing is at www.MatthewAndMaggie.org. Samuel James is director of content development at Crossway Books, and author of Scroll Less, Live More: 10 Healthy Tech Habits for Teens. He writes regularly at his Substack, Digital Liturgies. More Monday Essays