Porn Carved Your Brian
In this monologue, Dallas Bragg argues that contemporary understandings of sex and intimacy are shaped by a false script imposed by pornography and hookup apps. He claims that from teenage years, porn provides a visual and auditory template for sex—defining positions, pacing, duration, and performance expectations—that hard‑wires neural pathways, causing individuals to associate sexual desire with specific, often unrealistic, stimuli. Bragg further contends that hookup applications transform these performances into a marketplace, turning intimacy into a transactional audition where people are evaluated as commodities and self‑worth is measured by metrics and ability to meet scripted expectations. He asserts that this script has been embraced, especially within queer communities, under the banner of liberation, but ultimately perpetuates a cycle of performance, commodification, and disconnection.
