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"I believe we would be prudent to not give in to substances/habits that form addictions" I take it you're referring to abstention? That would be very hard to
by benj111 8y ago
"I believe we would be prudent to not give in to substances/habits that form addictions"
I take it you're referring to abstention?
That would be very hard to do given the wide variety of addictions (everything?)
Think of addiction as a symptom rather than a problem in its own right, the article briefly goes there by revealing that one of the men was stressed.
- selflesssieve 8y agoFirst, I apologize, I didn't word my first sentence as syntactically clear as I realized. Give in is a bit of a loose term here. Instead I would say that a person should recognize their habits changing due to the substance and they would avoid over indulging before it was too late. A period of abstinence may be necessary here to reset tolerances/ align short term and long term goals. Second, for your last point, the man seeks a coping mechanism for his stress, but does he lack agency and therefore colloquial willpower when he decides which cooping mechanism he chooses? (That's an up in the air question for a more generalized form.)
- benj111 8y agoFirst paragraph, agreed (excepting highly addictive drugs). I suppose you could argue someone were searching for agency by doing a self destructive thing. I don't think willpower comes into it. Although I would agree willpower and agency are related insofar as if you don't feel you have agency, its probably hard to show much willpower.
- selflesssieve 8y agoYes, but why didn't they choose to do something positive and stress relieving? That is where I believe agency comes in to the amassing of willpower. But I guess this is why everyone is having a back and forth on here. It arises from ones own philosophical belief on external vs internal loci of control.
- benj111 8y agoPlus peoples own life experiences, and temperaments!