There are definitely various forms of internet addiction which are growing rapidly and it appears traditional psychiatry hasn't been able to keep up. A community-based approach to address this problem for folks with common goals seems like a good idea. I don't know how I feel about this as a YC "start-up" but there's nothing wrong with the concept which at least tries to solve a real problem.
It's for that person to decide whether changing their habits is a positive goal to pursue.
effects don't matter, making money matters
> 56 neuroscience-based studies [...] All but one provide support for the addiction model as their findings mirror the neurological findings reported in substance addiction studies.
> Over 60 studies reporting findings consistent with escalation of porn use (tolerance), habituation to porn, and even withdrawal symptoms
> over 40 studies linking porn use/porn addiction to sexual problems and lower arousal to sexual stimuli
> Over 80 studies link porn use to poorer sexual and relationship satisfaction
> Over 90 studies link porn use to poorer mental-emotional health & poorer cognitive outcomes.
> over 40 studies link porn use to “un-egalitarian attitudes” toward women and sexist views
> Got it. No evidence.
HOWEVER, many people simply want to change their own behavioral patterns and have a hard time doing it. Will they be measurably "happy" if they succeed? That's not the point. There's value in being able to do something (or stop doing something).
None of these things are ever going to be "quantifiable" in a practical sense.
How rational of you.
This app also doesn’t seem to work as an intervention, it is something the person themselves chooses to use or not.