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The Importance of a Muse for Growing Boys

The difference between a healthy muse and porn

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Mike Norton
Aug 24, 2025
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A porn star is the perversion of the classical muse.

The difference between a porn star and a muse is in the muse’s restraint, deliberately gating what may drive a man to work harder to transcend of himself in order to access.

So, what does this mean when viewed metaphysically, especially for growing boys and the greater good of our civilization?

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