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Ask HN: Why is computer programming addiction not taken seriously by society?
Shouldn't there be computer programming addiction programs just like those for other addictions?
- farseer 4y agoI need this addiction! What I have instead is an hn addiction :(
- amalgamated_inc 4y agoSome say I have a Vim addiction. But I can quit anytime.
- gregjor 4y agoProbably because no one thinks of obsessive programming or workaholism as a medical or clinical condition. Obsessive behavior of any kind, and working too much, do get taken seriously. Substitute “stamp collecting” for “programming” and you might understand the difference between obsessive behavior and addiction.
- raxxorraxor 4y agoThere are effective treatments like Perl, Haskell and C++.
- MrGilbert 4y agoI'd like to throw Java into the ring.
- kayo_20211030 4y agoI'd like to throw Java into the sea :-)
- MrGilbert 4y agoFeel you.
- h2odragon 4y agoIf others think they can get some use out of an addict's aberrant / harmful behaviors, its much easier for those others to indulge in the same excuse finding and justifications that the addict does. Someone trying to help the addict and point out how they're damaging themselves isn't just threatening the addict's pleasures, then; but possibly the livelihood of the people profiting from the addict. So multiple times as difficult as usual.