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View submission: /r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | January 27, 2025
There are two categories of addicts, those who want to quit and those who don't.
Those who don't are at a stage where they see the pleasure as outweighing the pain caused by being an addict.
Those who want to quit have conceived of an alternative they think will be more rewarding than being an addict.
The process of quitting when voluntary involves a fight between the motivators for the perceived future reward gained by quitting and the motivators associated with going back (easy reward, avoidance of withdrawal pains)
We definitely have many reward centers though, the term pleasure I refer to means the motivators based on these systems.
Comment by Non_binaroth_goth at 01/02/2025 at 18:42 UTC
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No, that does not explain the reward center being overridden for long term development goals.
Comment by Non_binaroth_goth at 01/02/2025 at 18:41 UTC
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Are you an addiction specialist?