As the article points out, this alarm doesn't have a scientific basis. The question mark is standing in for data which would actually do anything to substantiate this claim.
Everything "rewires your brain." People always find ways to kill time. Liberalizing attitudes about sex and low birth rates, rooted in industrialization, vastly pre-existed internet porn. Breivik is not representative of young men.
Zimbardo is not an authority, rather a clown who hounds after publicity.
Now here's a question: why does this kind of claim keep popping up?
Here's my hypothesis: the demand is driven by social conservatism. Certain political blocs want rhetorical support for certain pre-established conclusions (to reframe debates, give them leverage in culture wars and the legislature). Hacks like Zimbardo hook up with that demand for cash and notoriety. The media eats up the output because of the hot-button alarmism.
Everything "rewires your brain." People always find ways to kill time. Liberalizing attitudes about sex and low birth rates, rooted in industrialization, vastly pre-existed internet porn. Breivik is not representative of young men. Zimbardo is not an authority, rather a clown who hounds after publicity.
Now here's a question: why does this kind of claim keep popping up?
Here's my hypothesis: the demand is driven by social conservatism. Certain political blocs want rhetorical support for certain pre-established conclusions (to reframe debates, give them leverage in culture wars and the legislature). Hacks like Zimbardo hook up with that demand for cash and notoriety. The media eats up the output because of the hot-button alarmism.