What does corruption actually do? I purposefully let myself die over and over and over again and the corruption seems endless but doesn't really change the gameplay up to punish players for just treating it like a porn game
That is fair. I usually like to experiment and test the waters with game mechanics to see what I can or can't get away with but I never really thought of the amount of "deaths" you experience could possibly effect the ending to your run. Guess that's as good a reason as any to not let yourself "die" then.