Benefit of Jerks – The Weird Side of the Internet

Benefit of Jerks – The Weird Side of the Internet – by Liam Sweeny.

At one time, the mere mention of the word ‘masturbation’ freaked people out. It was subject to all of the descriptors of perversion, and one had to watch their hands for hair growth after every solo session. But over the past few decades, the act has become normalized, to the point that it has become sugar: each week it means something different to your health. One time it’s good for your prostate, the next, it is terrible for your psychic state and ability to form real relationships. That part is more about pornography than masturbation, but one tends to go with the other.

According to Dr. Sham Singh, masturbation is okay. So at this point, right here, stop getting on social media, before it becomes bad again. I guess you’ll eventually get tired of trading social media doomscrolling for guilt-free self-play, but enjoy it while you can.

As far as what benefit it offers, it’s very basic, as in if you don’t know already, you’re probably not doing it. So here goes: helps you relax, helps you sleep. Is anyone surprised by this? One medical thing, aside from prostate health, is that, according to Dr. Singh, masturbation is good for women undergoing menstruation. So that’s cool, right?

Can you imagine psycho health nuts being told that their self-care routine is incomplete? Wonder what those Youtube videos would look like. Where does a friendly jerk (or flick) fit into a grueling crossfit routine?

I should mention that all of the benefits from a choke can also be realized by a quick jog. So maybe the pro-beat-it news is really just the fact that we’re finally taking it out of the dregs of all we don’t talk about, so we can talk about the good that was always there. Probably like cannabis in a number of states.

So yeah. Something you like is healthy for you. Have at it, and you’re welcome.

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