I Was Wrong: P*rn Can Destroy Your Life

Today on Based Camp, we explore how specific types of adult content (namely, sissy hypno) can influence personal identity and life choices over time. Drawing on research studies, first-person accounts from both those who transitioned and detransitioners, and real-world examples involving online creators, Malcolm highlights patterns in arousal pathways that appear more likely to lead to significant changes.

Our conversation covers methodology used in certain online communities, the role of compulsive consumption and secrecy, and contrasts these with other categories that show fewer long-term risks. Malcolm also shares practical strategies for recognizing early signs and redirecting focus toward alternatives that support stable relationships and family goals.

Also: Hat tip for Zouken for the funny comic, made with the RFab.ai comic creator!

Episode Transcript

Simone Collins [0:00]:Hello,

Malcolm Collins [0:02]:Simone. I’m excited to be here with you today. Today, we are going to be exploring the question of whether certain types of pornography can lead to gender disassociation And eventual gender transition. And this would be a major update for me because, generally, the approach I have taken to [bleep] is as long as it doesn’t involve real people, you know, you’re not supporting the OnlyFans industry. You’re not supporting the human sex worker industry. You’re not supporting any of that. I generally saw it as a protective thing because it was a way for kids to engage with arousal and their sexuality that didn’t put them in as much danger as as some of the other pathways. I now am significantly updating that after doing more research here Oh. To which I am going to update it to some arousal pathways are entirely safe to experiment with and play with. Other arousal pathways are very, very dangerous to explore.

Simone Collins [1:07]:Including sissy hypno? Does sissy hypnos hypnotize you to

Malcolm Collins [1:10]:become a sissy? That’s one of the things we’re gonna... I don’t I don’t think it... The main topic of this is gonna be sissy hypno, but it’s... It was really inspired for me more by thinking about the Amber Paradox situation and whether or not this is it... Because... And I try to think about it with as much empathy as possible. I feel really bad for him. I feel really bad that this happened to him. I do not think that he went into any of this with a malicious intent. and I feel like he sort of got trapped in it. And and part of it for me, if you look at this, you know, him questioning his gender identity and whether or not he’s trans and whether or not he wants to go down that pathway, I feel in a way... This isn’t the only YouTuber this has happened to. there was another YouTuber who, when he was younger, wanna say Freddie or something, he would dress up as a girl, like, once every month for, like, some streams. Some of the viewers got off on him dressing like a girl. Good. And so they did things to encourage him doing it more and more and more. And as he got into this girl mind space, he eventually decided he’s trans.

Speaker 3 [2:12]:he originally presented this as a humorous gag and swore to be cisgendered, as time went on, the story took an odd turn as the streamers started hanging out with trans individuals who would eventually be accused of crimes against minors. On top of this, a wealthy donor started appearing in his chats offering him an ever increasing amount of money to fully embrace his female persona to the point that they legitimately offered $300,000 for Finster to get a breast augmentation surgery. Within five years, what started as a supposed goof was now the young British lad’s entire life. Presenting as a woman full time, getting intensive gender affirming surgery, struggling with alcohol abuse, and filming hardcore adult content for those willing to pay.

Malcolm Collins [3:00]:And what we’ll be exploring here is the way that groups of guys... Because this is a fetish, and it is a fetish that we’ve we’ve had on our show. Well, we never aired the episode because the guy was really boring. But, like, the transvaccine community seems to... The guy who leads the transvaccine community, for people who do not know, is a cis male.

Speaker 14 [3:19]:This is a community dedicated to try to convince incels that their life will be easier if they just become a woman. Even if they are an uglier or whatever woman, because they are trans, it’s still easier than being a male incel, which is a compelling argument to a lot of young guys online. what really... When I first heard it, it sounds like, yeah. That makes sense. And then I learned that the community is run, and the manifesto trying to convince people to transition is run by somebody who didn’t transition themselves And that’s when I was like, oh, this is a fetish thing.

Malcolm Collins [3:52]:And if you look at the trans vaccine manifesto, it is very clearly written by somebody who gets turned on by the idea of convincing guys to transition. We also saw this really clearly with the giggling Gooner clown files, but those aren’t the only instances.

Turkey Tom Giggly Goon Clown Files [4:09]:A year later, the boy joined Tumblr to participate in fish communities. This exposed him to sissy hypnosis Yet, there was still a sense of shame as he attempted to quit masturbating several times. Before I was 17, I would delete all my, like, once every few months in a no fat fit, trying to get my life back together. And I would just come back over and over. That all changed one fateful night when he finally gave in.

Speaker 30 [4:31]:And I’d point out here even with the giggling Gooner files, you see an association between intense feelings of shame around pornography consumption and going off and becoming a full. These two things are very closely linked to each other. And if you don’t accept that shame in the beginning, you appear to, other episodes on this, have less of a chance of going off the deep end.

Turkey Tom Giggly Goon Clown Files [4:59]:I remember going outside completely naked except for my shoes at around 3AM. Eventually, I came, I shouted quite loudly, hell Satan. This wasn’t something I planned beforehand. It just happened in the heat of the moment. The first excerpt comes from DMs Every single trans girl is a horrible pervert to some extent. I haven’t ever heard of one who isn’t. I should become a t slur too just to pile on. And women don’t feel safe around you, dude. They just know they’ll be canceled if they don’t act that way. God. every t slur finds out one way or the other. All it took was for you to realize sexual predator equals t slur. OMG, I love pretending to be a girl. I don’t care if it’s predatory or whatever. Don’t blow up our spot, bro. All tslers are like that. You can trust me around your kid, it’d be transphobic not to. Me with daycare tots. Jack broke up with his girlfriend, was on estrogen, and had an OnlyFans. Orion was the manager of said OnlyFans, coursing him every step of the way. This is apparent by how he talked about him to others. Has he started hormones yet? Yes, but not effectively. I guess it’s what you’d expect just telling a... Or to buy hormones. They bought estrogen but no anti androgen. It would have been more fun if he started hormone blockers at like 12. Isn’t that true for everyone? Don’t worry. I’ll make him into a good girl. here they are praising an infographic It’s genuinely really good grooming advice. On 04/04/2023, postcard reveals he’s in contact with four minors aged nine to 13. I’ve so far sent it to four minors between the ages of