[ExI] addiction

[Darin Sunley]

Complex behaviors can be executed via psychological
compulsion/"irresistible impulse".

Handwashing being the canonical example.

On Wed, Apr 6, 2022 at 2:27 PM Will Steinberg via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> Yes, food addiction is a crisis right now and yet people have decided to
> enable it with "healthy at any size" movements.   I didn't see any "healthy
> at any dose of dope" movements around when I was a junkie...
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> On Wed, Apr 6, 2022, 3:06 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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>> *>…* *On Behalf Of *Will Steinberg via extropy-chat
>> *Subject:* Re: [ExI] addiction
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>> >…Willpower is complicated.  I do think addicts need personal
>> responsibility to heal, but so do stroke victims trying to relearn how to
>> speak or move their arm.  Would you say they simply aren't trying hard
>> enough?  It's fucking hard
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>> Thanksgiving at my grandparents’ house with my uncle was like Homer at
>> the Frying Dutchman:
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>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kzb6uf0U0k
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>> Oh that lad enjoyed his food.
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>> spike
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