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From: dave@infopro.UUCP (David Fiedler)
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Subject: Re: A Coca Cola "thought experiment"
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Date: Tue, 3-Apr-84 19:04:59 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr  3 19:04:59 1984
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To further clarify my original posting re: the term "addictive",
here is a list of B.S. lines people have used to me in 
conversation to explain/excuse their behavior. See if any
sound familiar:

- I'm addicted to watching television.
- I'm addicted to eating.
- I'm addicted to sex.
- I'm addicted to chocolate.
- I'm addicted to playing rogue (reading netnews, coding in APL, etc).
- I'm addicted to jogging.

     The original point was that the word "addicted" or 
"addictive" should be reserved for those substances which cause
true physical dependence, as Bob Piety said so well, and NOT
things that are merely "uncomfortable" to give up by reason of
"habit", or "it makes me feel better when I do it". I was NOT
discussing the morals of doing any of these things, and did not
intend to start a discussion on marijuana vs. cocaine vs. heroin,
although some of that has been interesting. Further flames to
/dev/null, please, and stay off "the stuff": whatever that 
means to you.
"That's the biz, sweetheart..."
          Dave Fiedler
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