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are all humans addicted to things and some are just better at managing/overriding addiction than others

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no. If you aren't controlled by it, it isn't an addiction.

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I'm not so certain. This is an interesting book on the topic: amazon.com/Addiction-Diso

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that sounds like agreement with me, at least from the blurb.

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Core premise is that addiction reduces overall QOL until indulging seems like the only good short-term activity.

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But as to the question itself, I agree that most people are not addicts in any meaningful way.

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hrrrm, yes.Though most people do suffer from a ton of binding conditioning, just for other actions.

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