What Naval Ravikant thinks about Addiction
Co-founder of AngelList. Writes and podcasts at nav.al in short, aphoristic pieces on startups, wealth and judgement rather than long essays.
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4 dated positions, 2021, in their own words. Our reading of what Naval Ravikant has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsNow that we’re in an age of abundance, we can easily fall into addiction if we pursue pleasure for its own sake.
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Their wordsThe modern struggle is really about individuals—disconnected from their tribe, religion and cultural networks—who are trying to stand up to all these addictions that have been weaponized: alcohol, drugs, pornography, processed foods, news media, Internet, social media and video games.
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Their wordsAddictions let you engage in fake play and fake work.
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Their wordsBreaking addiction is very hard, because you have to break the physical addiction and you also have to change your lifestyle. You have to switch to a lifestyle in which you can be happy without that substance.