tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762499129452318018.post216459691198681137..comments2023-04-03T00:54:39.432-07:00Comments on Exercise in Frustration: Addiction is not always badYohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01287835686354038956noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762499129452318018.post-2867773435212388392009-10-06T14:39:27.091-07:002009-10-06T14:39:27.091-07:00Your making a lot of presumptions yourself, so you...Your making a lot of presumptions yourself, so your not in the best position to tell someone else they are using flawed reasoning.<br /><br />What makes something bad or not is the harm caused by such behavior, offset by any positive benefits it might have.<br /><br /><br />While I will concede that you can get a high off of something without being addicted, this is true.<br /><br />However, the more you do it, the harder it will become to stop, as you get used to it.<br />Ie, try pulling yourself away from the computer if you spend nearly every day on it, it's difficult.<br />(this doesn't mean you go thru some sort of detox experience)<br /><br />And second, it's not a choice.<br />I didn't choose to become addicted to gaming.<br />It's out of habit and repetition, that I've become addicted.<br /><br /><br />So all it comes down too, is weighing the benefits of being a gamer (stress release, not spending time on other more wasteful activities), vs the cost of continuing to do it, and any withdrawal symptoms. <br />(which in either case, is minimal at best, as I can ween myself off of it if I wanted to)<br />(also, you only risk having these symptoms if I stop, which I'm not going to anyways. <br />There is no fear here)<br /><br />So at least in my case, there is NO tangible harm caused by my addiction, and in fact I would wager there is more beneficial from it.<br /><br /><br />Again, where's the harm?<br />Demonstrate actual harm, and then I'll concede.<br /><br />~YohYohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01287835686354038956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762499129452318018.post-43183549045449486562009-10-06T02:25:51.635-07:002009-10-06T02:25:51.635-07:00Your reasoning is flawed: being able to handle an ...Your reasoning is flawed: being able to handle an addiction doesn't make it "NOT BAD".<br /><br />It would be "NOT BAD" if, alongside with a side-effect (withdraw simpthoms), it would provide an unique benefit (not obtainable anywhere else).<br /><br />But that is NOT TRUE! You can "get high" without being addicted to something, thus without the fear of "whithdrawal sympthoms".<br /><br />So why would someone choose to suffer from side-effects from having fun over NOT having them?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13050107456132157876noreply@blogger.com