[eebynight]

Really? I didn't pick up this sentiment at all.

I think him even hinting at it being bad triggered the rationalization behavior in you that he talked about in the article.

Hence why you just rationalized why you didn't need to listen to certain advice given in the article...

[henriquez]

I didn’t say not to listen. I’m actually quite fond of the points brought up here. I’m just saying it’s taken to an extreme, which is likely justified by the level of addiction that the author is guarding against.

Coffee and orgasming is arguably not bad (there are health benefits to both). No one would dispute that the author’s kleptomania _is_ deviant behavior though. So I disagree that the goal should be to purge _all_ addictions, the goal should be to live a good life and eliminate addictions that obstruct this. The article still has good advice when viewed through this lens.