Viewing porn is not inherently damaging to guys or women. However I would provide some caveats. There are people who probably shouldn't view porn, like those with poor body image or those who have actually been sexually preyed on. Depending on your choice in watching, you can establish impractical expectations about sex or what individuals like or how you'll be anticipated to "perform." And watching with somebody requires real permission.
When none of these warnings are up, pornography can definitely have advantages. Therapists often suggest it to help people end up being comfy with a particular dream they or their partner may have. Porn can reboot a couple's sex life. It can give you concepts, or assist you contact what turns you on.
Pornography can reboot a couple's sex life. It can give you ideas, or assist you connect with what turns you on. Porn can provide you there at best, or disgust you at worst. It all depends upon what you select to see. With the accessibility of pornography online, it's possible to sample sufficient pornography quickly that you do not have to find yourself watching wall-to-wall hard-core sex if it's plot driven erotica that attract you. You're only a victim of bad porn if you let yourself be.
And a word about sex or porn addiction. I don't believe sex videos in it. Unlike a chemical compound, like opiates, you can't become "addicted" to sex or pornography; you can become a compulsive audience. In this case, it's not the porn 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 entertainers, let's take ladies first. There are some who choose 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-- trying to find daddy's love or punishment for being a bad lady. For many, it's most likely a little of each. Even women with the very best psychological health will face some disadvantages from this work. Our culture consumes pornography at record numbers, but the ladies who perform are still evaluated roughly.
I'm uncertain the male entertainers get out entirely unscathed either. While they might not be judged as harshly as the females, eventually they're deemed freaks who make their living with their anatomy. John Holmes's fate is the ultimate cautionary tale.
Perhaps if we weren't still so taken in with guilt and shame about sex, neither seeing nor carrying out in these films would bring the weight it does. But then, possibly we wouldn't be so interested in them, either. If the fruit were not prohibited, would anyone care to take a bite?