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> I read Power of Habit, so I can easily quit things I mean no ill-intent, but this feels like an incredibly naive thing to say. The inference "I read X book,
by butterguns 3y ago
> I read Power of Habit, so I can easily quit things
I mean no ill-intent, but this feels like an incredibly naive thing to say. The inference "I read X book, therefore I am immune to / protected from addiction".
- unethical_ban 3y agoIt's naive to think that's the literal meaning. I didn't think it needed spelling out that they were saying "I read this book, I understood its message and was able to incorporate it into my life with notable results, so I am better at quitting or avoiding addictive behavior"
- butterguns 3y agoRather than respond to you directly, I'll quote more from OP (a sly maneuver, I know): > If that [Power of Habit book] was taught as a class in high school, it might eliminate long-term drug addiction. No. The book "Power of Habit", while incredibly valuable and informative, will not have this effect. If you believe otherwise, you have no understanding of the root causes of long-term addiction.
- jdlshore 3y agoYou’re being aggressively literal here. It comes across as an insecure need to “be right” rather than interpreting OP’s comments generously.
- bt4u 3y ago[dead]
- forgetfreeman 3y agoUh uh. They said what they said. What they said is aggressively incorrect. No amount of generosity is going to change that.
- asdfman123 3y agoWhat about when they wrote > If that was taught as a class in high school, it might eliminate long-term drug addiction This level of lack of empathy or insight into other people’s lives causes me borderline physical pain.