Are all addictions bad? Should any addiction be celebrated? @vgr
Gambling? Cocaine? Caffeine? Sugar? Dopamine?
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Replying to @atthatmatt
I'll defer to my go-to-expert
@sarahdoingthing but iirc current consensus is that substance addictions are social disconnection in disguise1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes -
Replying to @vgr @atthatmatt
idk I’m addicted to running, I think most people are addicted to doing whatever they usually do including social
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Addicted to running in group for social connection...?
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Replying to @SimRodier
oh no, I think
@vgr’s theory is addictive activities/substances are substitutes for social?@atthatmatt2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Not my theory. This stuff that was doing the rounds a few years back. I thought we discussed it and you had opinions https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/love-and-sex-in-the-digital-age/201509/the-opposite-addiction-is-connection …
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Replying to @vgr @SimRodier and
oh right - I’m surprised anyone talks about “attachment styles” these days! very 70s
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing @vgr and
anyway my theory is what looks like addiction is a response to suffering, and suffering is the basic phenomenon
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whether social or physical or something else - and of course drugs and addictive behaviors often make it better
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