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I'm sorry you felt I was being confrontational. But I stand by it. Telling someone there is a reason for what they are going through, then saying, "now find it
by betenoire 9y ago
I'm sorry you felt I was being confrontational. But I stand by it. Telling someone there is a reason for what they are going through, then saying, "now find it and fix it" is NOT helpful.
I sincerely believe that anyone that thinks pointing out the obvious to an addict will help has not actually done it. And I consider "It's something in your environment" to be obvious, true, and totally not actionable.
Furthermore, the idea that addiction is necessarily filling a void is, to be blunt, bullshit.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15243828 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15243828
- javajosh 9y agoI didn't say any of that, addressing the context in which people become addicted is actionable and valuable, and I'm bowing out of this conversation.
- betenoire 9y agoI was replying to the second part of your comment, where you accused me of pedantry for some reason. I'm explaining to you why I commented that "it's the environment" wasn't helpful, in spite of your downvote. peace out :)