this ted talk offers some of the intention and scientific basis of the noporn/nofap movement
ive tried it, and it worked (completely obliterated my depression and social anxiety whilst increasing my self-confidence to levels i have never previously experienced drug free). of course there are uninformed people who give nofap a bad name, but thats the same for any body of thought.
porn is degrading to me, people say that porn performers are doing that job as a choice, but i think lots of women end up doing it out of a complete lack of choices, most porn i have watched is very unempowered and unsexy and fake and misogynistic and that carries over to objectification of women in real life.
once you set the goal for yourself to not masturbate for a long period of time, you start to realise how little you control over sexual urges, how unconscious masturbating to porn really is. changing the way one acts, when you see something that triggers lust, and being able to slow down the train of thoughts that leads to pumping the vaseline bottle and opening 10 xhamster tabs, is an invaluable skill which can benefit one in all aspects of life.
i wish i knew about it when my chronic depression began at 16 or so
as for all things in moderation, you wouldn't tell an ex-heroin addict that he can use heroin, just in moderation...
so you wouldn't encourage a porn addict that he can watch porn just once a week
btw a large proportion of people who do nofap have porn addiction, i personally would say i have a porn addiction simply because i watched it once almost every day for many years, and to me a habit that spans years and is done daily constitutes if not an addiction, then a well worn habit.