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"Obsession" predates the DSM and psychiatry as a profession.

• darby_nine 2y ago
  You'll find that most undesirable human behavior and perception does. This is just "product obsession" marketing bullshit forced onto real-life relationships. If you want to engage in this type of culture because it helps you fit in with founders; fine, that's your own brain you're messing with. Don't force it on others.
  • chucksmash 2y ago
    > Don't force it on others. Nobody is forcing anything on anybody here so there's no need to end your thought with a defiant coda. > If you want to engage in this type of culture because it helps you fit in with founders; fine, that's your own brain you're messing with. You misunderstand the objection I hinted at. Which is fine. I'm not pro-"marketing bullshit" because it's not an either/or choice. What I object to is taking a perfectly normal word someone uses and then choosing a narrow, fraught, medical interpretation of the word to ascribe to them a viewpoint of, essentially, "they want you to be mentally ill!"
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    • darby_nine 2y ago
      https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41559705 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41559705 I wouldn't wish "obsession" on anyone. It is extremely unpleasant and harmful to experience. Willingly giving your life to a company is not obsession, it's a choice.
• p_j_w 2y ago
  So does schizophrenia.