> You got a study showing that's how it works!

Assuming that’s a question, no I don’t.

> There's a decent amount of research that shows the escalating nature of pornography consumption.

Watching more extreme porn doesn’t mean you actually do it in real life later though.

> Surely it's better to ask why people are looking for any kind of child abuse material, generated or not, and find ways to help them.

Wouldn’t it be best to do both? And also, is there a known way to „help“ pedophiles? Isn’t it like wanting to „help“ homosexual people by converting them to being heterosexual? They are attracted to what they’re attracted to, is there any chance of changing that?