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The Logic Of Addiction

If a little is good then more must be better

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David Gray-Hammond
Apr 23, 2025
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Trying to explain what it is like to be addicted to something to a person who has never experienced addiction is like trying to explain physics to a toddler. Beyond having some vague idea of the basics, it is rare if not impossible for a non-addicted person to understand the experience. In a sense, this is the double empathy problem. If you have never …

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