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It’s an inherently addictive thought that “the current system is wrong and there’s another system that would be better if only people would listen.” It becomes
by dondawest 7y ago
It’s an inherently addictive thought that “the current system is wrong and there’s another system that would be better if only people would listen.” It becomes even more addictive when there’s other people willing to give you dopamine/affirmation for your beliefs. You see its addictive nature today in the sparse numbers of people who achieve “sobriety” from communism after becoming addicted to its theories.
- goto11 7y agoWhat thing would not be addictive given that reasoning? "Dopamine" make it sound sinister, but if everything which gives you enjoyment or feels meaningful is addictive, then basically everything anybody does by their own volition would be addictive.
- buboard 7y agoDopamine is a necessary neurotransmitter, there is nothing sinister about it. Even addiction is necessary , but we ascribe negative value to it when the repetitive behavior (not just any enjoyable behavior) becomes destructive to society. Addiction as pathology is not a strictly defined term - homosexuals in the past or sexually liberated women were believed to be addicted. So, it is largely left society to decide which addictions are "good" and bad, which generally politicizes the issue.
- dondawest 7y agoNothing. All things are addictive including holier-than-thou ideologies such as communism.
- dang 7y agoCould you please stop posting unsubstantive comments to Hacker News? and especially please not post in the flamewar style, such as https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20434596 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20434596? We're trying for a bit better than internet default here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- dondawest 7y agoI don’t know what to tell you dude. My comments are substantive. What about them makes you label them unsubstantive? That seems extremely judgmental and censorious to me. I’m trying for a bit better than internet default too. But I don’t understand why you label my substantive comments unsubstantive.