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[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

He's right, it's whatever we call the next stage up from addiction.

Oh, fuck this article. He didn't say it wasn't . He just didn't even mention the word at all.

[–] XLE@piefed.social 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

He just didn't even mention the word at all.

Did we read the same article? You can literally search for where he uses the word.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago

"It's important to differentiate between clinical addiction and problematic use," he added.

"I'm sure I've said that I've been addicted to a Netflix show when I binged it really late one night, but I don't think it's the same thing as clinical addiction."

Yeah, I dunno what article that dude read. Or didn't read, apparently.