I’m single, aged 21 and in my theard year of university studies. Two years till the diploma, how many till getting a job and something that could be called a house I don’t know. Essentially, this means staying single for a while.
I do read such threads or articles or whatever material so long as there is a purpose. It doesn’t make me fantasise, masturbate or anything. While watching porn is already wrong if you’re treating it as porn, there’s a piece of a road from even watching graphical porn to masturbating (I did the former in the past, never done the latter - I did sin in my mind, but it’s not like one’s hand has its own free will independent from the brain) - so how much does there have to be from reading textual material which is not even intended to stimulate sexual tension? It depends on the individual, I guess. If someone knows he will masturbate if he reads enough of neutral texts dealing with human sexuality, perhaps he should avoid reading those whenever possible.
As for there being any benefit in it: there’s always wisdom in human experience. Wisdom of the world, of course, but still wisdom. It makes people learn. Sometimes you might be able to help someone, as well.
