Why gooning is like freebasing content #shorts // TRAIN BRAIN

Why gooning is like freebasing content #shorts

Daniel Kolitz, author of “The Goon Squad,” explains why gooning — an extreme form of masturbation — isn’t just about an emerging subculture’s choice of porn, but rather how all of us are consuming media and behaving toward each other in ways we might not like.
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