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One thing he's not really mentioned is the development of tolerance, and the subsequent withdrawal when the addictive substance/behavior is taken away. This is
by coleifer 7y ago
One thing he's not really mentioned is the development of tolerance, and the subsequent withdrawal when the addictive substance/behavior is taken away. This is what, to me, separates the so-so addictions like running from the junkies who will commit violence to avoid withdrawal. There is enough evidence that stuff like gaming, gambling, social media are activating these rewards centers and leading to structural changes in the brain.
In other words, I think pg is missing half the story by not discussing the phenomena of tolerance (higher doses to achieve the same effect) and withdrawal (profound suffering when effect is taken away). Typical writing of someone so divorced from the real world.
- DenisM 7y ago> Typical writing of someone so divorced from the real world. eh? is that a dig at pg?
- wutbrodo 7y ago> This is what, to me, separates the so-so addictions like running from the junkies who will commit violence to avoid withdrawal. There is enough evidence that stuff like gaming, gambling, social media are activating these rewards centers and leading to structural changes in the brain. This is central to the concept of diagnosing addiction, as well as the colloquial use: it has to be a compulsive behavior whose use negatively and substantially affects your life, which is why running and normal caffeine use don't usually qualify. I doubt that pg is unaware of this, or indeed anyone who's familiar with the context of addiction, and it's a bizarre leap to say that he's missing it due to being detached from the real world just because he chooses not to focus on it.