"addicted to checking sites like HN" But if we look at the physiology social media sites and the such are triggering your brain in the same way. And if you col

"addicted to checking sites like HN" But if we look at the physiology social media sites and the such are triggering your brain in the same way. And if you cold turkey stop all of those things you are addicted to, you will have an adjustment period. And it could significantly affect you. Sure, it won't kill you like someone withdrawing from a physical addiction to alcohol might, to make you feel like you are dying like an opiate withdrawal, but lets not kid ourselves, the online systems OP and you refer to are designed to be addictive.