Yvain comments on Diseased thinking: dissolving questions about disease - Less Wrong

236 Post author: Yvain 30 May 2010 09:16PM

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Comment author: Yvain 31 May 2010 09:44:56PM 12 points [-]

I met someone who started smoking for the same reason you did once and is still addicted, so you couldn't have been at that much of an advantage.

I am torn between telling you you're insane and suggesting you take up crack on a sort of least convenient possible world principle.

Comment author: SilasBarta 31 May 2010 11:26:21PM *  3 points [-]

Eh, I don't claim to be immune from addiction and addiction-like cravings. It's just that, AFAICT, I can only get addicted (in the broader sense of the term) to legal stuff. See this blog post for further information. I still struggle with e.g. diet and excessive internet/computer usage.

And, in fairness, maybe I needed to smoke more to make it a meaningful test, though I did get to the point where I had cravings.