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golol 6 hours ago

Giving an addict a hit also reduces anxiety.

academic_84572 30 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Exactly. The problem is timescale - short-term calming effect -> long-term increase in baseline anxiety and craving. And thus the cycle repeats.

ymsodev 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This was literally my first thought

raunaqvaisoha 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

beautifully said :)

saberience 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Bingo!!

I mean it’s the same with most ads, creating an anxiety that can only be assuaged by buying the actual product.