Enjoying porn is not naturally harmful to men or women. However I would use some caveats. There are people who most likely shouldn't see porn, like those with poor body image or those who have been sexually taken advantage of. Depending on your option in viewing, you can develop unrealistic expectations about sex or what people like or how you'll be anticipated to "perform." And seeing with somebody requires real approval.
When none of these red flags are up, pornography can definitely have benefits. Therapists in some cases suggest it to assist people end up being comfortable with a specific fantasy they or their partner might have. Pornography can reboot a couple's sex life. It can offer you ideas, or help you get in touch with what turns you on.
Porn can reboot a couple's sex life. It can provide you concepts, or help you connect with what turns you on. Porn can provide you there at best, or disgust you at worst. Everything depends on what you select to watch. With the accessibility of porn online, it's possible to sample adequate porn rapidly that you don't need to find yourself watching wall-to-wall hard-core sex if porn it's plot driven erotica that attract you. You're only a victim of bad pornography if you let yourself be.
And a word about sex or porn dependency. I don't believe in it. Unlike a chemical substance, like opiates, you can't end up being "addicted" to sex or porn; you can end up being 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 performers, let's take ladies first. There are some who select to perform since they like sex a lot and they consider it a great method to earn a living. Then there are those who are drawn to porn as a method of acting out subconscious mental problems-- looking for daddy's love or penalty for being a bad lady. For many, it's most likely a little of each. Even women with the very best mental 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 not sure the male entertainers get out completely untouched either. While they may not be evaluated as harshly as the ladies, eventually they're considered as 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 embarassment about sex, neither watching nor carrying out in these films would carry the weight it does. However then, perhaps we would not be so interested in them, either. If the fruit were not forbidden, would anybody care to take a bite?