Daily Excerpt: Porn and the Pandemic (Shea) - Preface (a few words about this project)

 


The following excerpt comes from Porn and the Pandemic (Joshua Shea).

Preface

A few words about this project:

This book was researched and written between May 5, 2020, and May 21, 2020 during the COVID-19 “Coronavirus” pandemic. Any events of note regarding the pandemic that took place after May 21, 2020, are not reflected in this book.

All statistics within the book were accurate at the time of writing and/or publication unless otherwise noted. The challenge with statistics is getting them from an independently audited source. Potential conflicts, where obvious, are noted.

Although all of the original quotations or personal profiles were compiled during the research phase of this book, names were changed when requested by participants and some details condensed. All of the participants’ validity has been independently verified.

While told in the first person, with several references to my former pornography addiction, the aim of this book is to capture a snapshot of both the rapidly changing world of online pornography during the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on both the consumers and producers of such content. If you are interested in my deeper personal addiction story, that is available in my first two books.

I have attempted to conduct this research and present this book free of judgment of pornography, its consumers and producers. Opinions in this book do not necessarily reflect mine, nor should be taken as an endorsement or denouncement. Reach your own conclusions.

I want to thank my publisher, MSI Press, for providing me the opportunity and fast-tracking this project. There were many 12-to-15 hours days putting this together in under three weeks. Thank you to everybody who participated in the creation of this book, even those who may have been left out. Your contributions, be they on these pages or not, did shape this text.

Finally, thank you to my wife, Melissa and son, Kaden. While they were painting the house, planting new shrubs and flowers, opening the pool and other chores I should have been participating in, they allowed me to social distance enough to get this book done.

If you’d like more information about pornography addiction, my other books, or the work I do, visit my website at www.RecoveringPornAddict.com                              


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