Viewing pornography is not inherently hazardous to men or females. But I would use some cautions. There are people who most likely shouldn't see porn, like those with bad body image or those who have been sexually victimized. Depending upon your choice in watching, you can develop impractical expectations about sex or what people like or how you'll be anticipated to "perform." And seeing with somebody requires real consent.
When none of these warnings are up, pornography can definitely have benefits. Therapists sometimes recommend it to help individuals become comfy with a particular dream they or their partner may have. Porn can reboot a couple's sex life. It can provide you concepts, or help you get in touch with what turns you on.
Porn can reboot a couple's sex life. It can give you concepts, or help you contact what turns you on. Porn can provide you there at best, or disgust you at worst. It all depends upon what you pick to view. With the schedule of porn online, it's possible to sample adequate porn rapidly that you don't need to find yourself viewing wall-to-wall hard-core sex if it's plot driven erotica that interest you. You're only a victim of bad pornography if you let yourself be.
And a word about sex or porn dependency. I don't believe in it. Unlike a chemical compound, like opiates, you can't become "addicted" to sex or pornography; you can become a compulsive viewer. In this case, it's not the pornography that's the problem; it's the compulsive character. If it weren't porn being used to act out one's compulsive nature, it might be food or some other habits.
As for whether it's damaging or beneficial to the performers, let's take ladies first. There are some who select to carry out since they like sex a lot and they consider it an excellent way to earn money. Then there are those who are drawn to porn as a way of acting out subconscious mental issues-- searching for daddy's love or punishment for being a bad woman. For lots of, it's probably a little of each. Even females with the best psychological health will face some drawbacks from this work. Our culture takes in porn at record numbers, however the women who carry out are still evaluated harshly.
I'm not exactly sure the male performers go out totally unscathed either. While they might not be judged as roughly as the women, eventually they're viewed as freaks who make their living with their anatomy. John Holmes's fate is the supreme cautionary tale.
Maybe if we weren't still so consumed with regret and shame about sex, neither enjoying nor carrying out in these films would bring the weight it does. But try public then, possibly we would not be so interested in them, either. If the fruit were not prohibited, would anyone care to take a bite?