Yes, fascinating. There are many sorts of addiction and behaviors that will be caught in this new conceptual net, eg internet, social media, religiosity, etc... More study is necessary. I'd assume that in most people, there's an actual chemical change in the brain which is pleasurable when bonding is successful. Repetitive behavioral elements are involved (eg calling friends on the phone, parties, shopping...) A negative aspect of all this is that some of the pleasurable aspects may involve the vilification of addicts, other races, religions, gender identities, etc... When groups of 'friends' or peers do this, very strong bonds are formed even if not for good reason and/or purpose. -Lew Schwartz On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 7:37 AM, Lea Murphy <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This article is fascinating. > > Lea > > > >> On Jan 22, 2015, at 3:17 AM, Elson Elizaga <elson@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> On the page about addiction are two photos put so close together they look connected. One photo is of the teacher in a threesome case. The other of fake boobs. >> >> Not even close to subliminal. >> >> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/johann-hari/the-real-cause-of-addicti_b_6506936.html >> >
