Lumifer comments on Outside the Laboratory - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 18 December 2013 04:06:13PM 1 point [-]

I meant it in the colloquial ‘takes lots of willpower to stop’ sense, ... (Is there a technical term for the former?)

The verb "like" and a variety of synonyms :-D

Comment author: [deleted] 19 December 2013 07:30:14AM 0 points [-]

Not quite -- I'm talking about the upper extreme of what Yvain here calls “wanting”, though that word in the common vernacular has strong connotations of what he calls “approving”.

Comment author: Lumifer 19 December 2013 04:12:55PM 1 point [-]

I know some chocoholics. Trust me, if it takes you a couple of days to finish a chocolate bar, you're not addicted :-D