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
"SSC did it" *yawns* http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/10/25/against-rat-park/ …
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Why yawn? Seems like a promising thread to keep investigating
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Replying to @vgr @sarahdoingthing and
Haha, sorry. Definitely interesting. The *yawn* pairs with the "SSC did it" to indicate it as "Simpsons did it" joke.
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Replying to @spiderfoods @vgr and
(I know zero math/science myself and outsource my scientific superego to SSC headlines, is the joke)
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