> short-term engagement != long-term desire I agree that it's not, but long-term desires are not all that people have. > many would argue Maybe, maybe not, b

> short-term engagement != long-term desire I agree that it's not, but long-term desires are not all that people have. > many would argue Maybe, maybe not, but I would disagree. > that they're not freely choosing to succumb to addiction either. "freely" is doing the heavy lifting in that sentence. And a discussion about that is philosophical. They're as free to make that decision as they are to make any other.