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>If someone can't moderate their own consumption of something despite their best efforts, abstinence works. It doesn't work for sex ed and I don't see why it w
by minikites 5y ago
>If someone can't moderate their own consumption of something despite their best efforts, abstinence works.
It doesn't work for sex ed and I don't see why it would work for this.
- _jal 5y agoI assume this is thinly-veiled political sniping? Just seems like anyone posting here would notice the bleeding obvious - that sex ed happens in a very narrow age band not noted for self-knowledge, gratification delay or self control, compared with people with an addictive tendency across the age and self-control spectrum.
- minikites 5y agoThis article is about social media use and depression in teenagers, I thought the parallel and relevance was obvious.
- scatters 5y agoYou can't see the difference between an activity that stimulates the dopamine reward pathways and the activity that is the reason those pathways exist?
- throwawayboise 5y agoI don't know any alcoholics who transitioned back to casual/social drinking. The ones who beat alcoholism stopped drinking altogether. You just have to admit to yourself it's something you can't control, and avoid it.
- minikites 5y agoIt sounds like you're talking about adults. This article (and therefore my comparison) are about teenagers.