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Compulsive stimulation ends in anhedonia: the more a person leans on it the less pleasure it returns, until they use it only to avoid the pain of going without.

Drawn from what Ted Gioia said

SubjectAddiction

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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What Ted Gioia actually said

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  1. Ted Gioia

    Music critic and cultural historian

    The more addicts rely on these stimuli, the less pleasure they receive. At a certain point, this cycle creates anhedonia—the complete absence of enjoyment in an experience supposedly pursued for pleasure.

    Where this was said

    ↗The State of the Culture, 2024honest-broker.com

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