An addiction is not ended by finding something better to put in its place; you do not stop a problem by replacing it.

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Addiction Compulsive use that continues through the harm it causes — and the argument about whether it is a disease, a choice, or a response to pain.

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ThePrimeagen 22 Mar 2025 Michael Paulson, known online as ThePrimeagen

You don't stop a problem by replacing it. And so I didn't have a girlfriend, I didn't have all that. I just realized that I was truly taking away from something from my future wife.

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22 Mar 2025 · video · 5h 20m · spoken · official transcript

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