Seven Policies For Government to Consider---6.Porn Tax

Norman Doidge, a psychiatrist and author known for his work on neuroplasticity, has discussed pornography in the context of brain rewiring. In The Brain That Changes Itself, he explains how excessive porn consumption can alter neural pathways, reinforcing compulsive behaviors and changing sexual preferences. He argues that the brain adapts to repeated stimuli, meaning that frequent exposure to porn can lead to tolerance, requiring more extreme content to achieve the same level of arousal. This can affect real-life relationships, as the brain may become conditioned to artificial stimuli over natural intimacy.

His perspective aligns with broader concerns about the impact of porn on mental health, dopamine regulation, and behavioral addiction.

Further to above, porn and masturbation reduce the birth rate as it is a substitute for actual sex.

With the harmful effect of porn, I put it in the same category of cigarette and alcohol. Since we impose high taxes on the two to discourage people from consuming them, why not on porn, which is as harmful as the two?

The main obstacle is how to collect such tax. I have no good personal proposal yet on how to collect but will continue searching. Deep Seek also provides several ways to collect porn tax, including referencing to sales tax, making use of Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and Mandatory licensing fees for platforms hosting adult content.

*Green part is generated by Deep Seek