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Read this korrent: Addiction is better understood as a symptom of trauma, social disconnection, depression or economic distress than as a disease in itself.
Addiction is better understood as a symptom of trauma, social disconnection, depression or economic distress than as a disease in itself.
Last stated 5 years ago
9 Jul 2021
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Michael Pollan — holds since 2021-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Childhood trauma is the template for every addiction, including the socially rewarded ones. — tap to centre the map on it
Childhood trauma is the template for every addiction, including the socially rewarded ones.
Last stated 9 years ago
5 Apr 2017
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Gabor Mate — holds since 2017-04-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A substantial share of people's personalities, dispositions, and dysfunctions is genetically driven rather than purely a product of environment or trauma. — tap to centre the map on it
A substantial share of people's personalities, dispositions, and dysfunctions is genetically driven rather than purely a product of environment or trauma.
Last stated 3 years ago
22 Feb 2024
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Mark Manson — holds since 2024-02-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Adam Kay's This Is Going To Hurt is a textbook case study of moral injury and post-traumatic stress in a competent doctor, narrated by the patient himself. — tap to centre the map on it
Adam Kay's This Is Going To Hurt is a textbook case study of moral injury and post-traumatic stress in a competent doctor, narrated by the patient himself.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Coming into a project with a guess about what the data will show has, again and again, turned out to be wrong. — tap to centre the map on it
Coming into a project with a guess about what the data will show has, again and again, turned out to be wrong.
Last stated 5 months ago
8 May 2026
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David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cooling someone after a head injury does not help; what matters is stopping them from getting hot. — tap to centre the map on it
Cooling someone after a head injury does not help; what matters is stopping them from getting hot.
Last stated 2 months ago
20 Jul 2026
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Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Eye movement reprocessing went from alternative to establishment, and moving your eyes while talking about a trauma does seem to help you process it. — tap to centre the map on it
Eye movement reprocessing went from alternative to establishment, and moving your eyes while talking about a trauma does seem to help you process it.
Last stated 7 years ago
12 Nov 2019
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2019-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Somebody with trauma should try a trauma-focused therapy such as EMDR before treating their nightmares directly. — tap to centre the map on it
Somebody with trauma should try a trauma-focused therapy such as EMDR before treating their nightmares directly.
Last stated 4 years ago
16 Jun 2022
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2022-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The APA's trauma treatment guidelines should be ignored, because they rest only on trials of therapies too brief to have worked. — tap to centre the map on it
The APA's trauma treatment guidelines should be ignored, because they rest only on trials of therapies too brief to have worked.
Last stated 9 years ago
19 Nov 2017
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Jonathan Shedler — holds since 2017-11-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society. — tap to centre the map on it
A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society.
Last stated 4 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation. — tap to centre the map on it
A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation.
Last stated a month ago
19 Aug 2026
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Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it. — tap to centre the map on it
A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it.
Last stated 8 years ago
30 Jan 2019
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Raph Koster — holds since 2019-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Psilocybin is a remarkably safe drug, with no known lethal dose and no addictive potential. — tap to centre the map on it
Psilocybin is a remarkably safe drug, with no known lethal dose and no addictive potential.
Last stated 7 years ago
10 May 2019
MP
Michael Pollan — holds since 2019-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Psychedelics have lower toxicity and less addiction potential than other psychoactive compounds. — tap to centre the map on it
Psychedelics have lower toxicity and less addiction potential than other psychoactive compounds.
Last stated 8 years ago
15 May 2018
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Michael Pollan — holds since 2018-05-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness. — tap to centre the map on it
A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness.
Last stated 7 years ago
10 May 2019
MP
Michael Pollan — holds since 2019-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anyone who wants to understand games should learn to play the compulsive ones and, in the same motion, learn how to stop. — tap to centre the map on it
Anyone who wants to understand games should learn to play the compulsive ones and, in the same motion, learn how to stop.
Last stated 2 years ago
25 Jul 2024
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Frank Lantz — holds since 2024-07-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Free-to-play games use the same techniques as gambling machines in order to maximise what players spend and how long they stay. — tap to centre the map on it
Free-to-play games use the same techniques as gambling machines in order to maximise what players spend and how long they stay.
Last stated 13 years ago
3 Jul 2013
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Raph Koster — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A comedy world cannot run on jokes alone: forty hours of humour needs story, heart and drama underneath it or it stops working. — tap to centre the map on it
A comedy world cannot run on jokes alone: forty hours of humour needs story, heart and drama underneath it or it stops working.
Last stated 11 months ago
31 Oct 2025
DH
Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Addiction is better understood as a symptom of trauma, social disconnection, depression or economic distress than as a disease in itself.
Last stated 9 Jul 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds Michael Pollan
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Same subject: Trauma, Addiction
Childhood trauma is the template for every addiction, including the socially rewarded ones.
Last stated 5 Apr 2017 · 9 years ago
Holds Gabor Mate
Same subject: Trauma
A substantial share of people's personalities, dispositions, and dysfunctions is genetically driven rather than purely a product of environment or trauma.
Last stated 22 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Mark Manson
Same subject: Trauma
Adam Kay's This Is Going To Hurt is a textbook case study of moral injury and post-traumatic stress in a competent doctor, narrated by the patient himself.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Scott Alexander
Same subject: Trauma
Coming into a project with a guess about what the data will show has, again and again, turned out to be wrong.
Last stated 8 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds David Reich
Same subject: Trauma
Cooling someone after a head injury does not help; what matters is stopping them from getting hot.
Last stated 20 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tommy Wood
Same subject: Trauma
Eye movement reprocessing went from alternative to establishment, and moving your eyes while talking about a trauma does seem to help you process it.
Last stated 12 Nov 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Scott Alexander
Same subject: Trauma
Somebody with trauma should try a trauma-focused therapy such as EMDR before treating their nightmares directly.
Last stated 16 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Scott Alexander
Same subject: Trauma
The APA's trauma treatment guidelines should be ignored, because they rest only on trials of therapies too brief to have worked.
Last stated 19 Nov 2017 · 9 years ago
Holds Jonathan Shedler
Same subject: Addiction
A builder asked to addict users should leave, because there are always other jobs and no amount of money is worth tearing up the fabric of a society.
Last stated 7 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Tony Fadell
Same subject: Addiction
A product that speeds up turning intention into reality increases appetite for continued use, then charges for that continuation.
Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Kenneth Reitz
Same subject: Addiction
A profit motive inside a game holds players there long past the point where they are still enjoying it.
Last stated 30 Jan 2019 · 8 years ago
Holds Raph Koster
Same subject: psychedelics
Psilocybin is a remarkably safe drug, with no known lethal dose and no addictive potential.
Last stated 10 May 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Michael Pollan
Same subject: psychedelics
Psychedelics have lower toxicity and less addiction potential than other psychoactive compounds.
Last stated 15 May 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Michael Pollan
Same subject: psychedelics
A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness.
Last stated 10 May 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Michael Pollan
Same subject: video games
Anyone who wants to understand games should learn to play the compulsive ones and, in the same motion, learn how to stop.
Last stated 25 Jul 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Frank Lantz
Same subject: video games
Free-to-play games use the same techniques as gambling machines in order to maximise what players spend and how long they stay.
Last stated 3 Jul 2013 · 13 years ago
Holds Raph Koster
Same subject: video games
A comedy world cannot run on jokes alone: forty hours of humour needs story, heart and drama underneath it or it stops working.
Last stated 31 Oct 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Dan Houser