[jimmyvalmer]

Lots of sour grapes rationalizing.

Every deprived addict, from the grounded Minecraft player to the imprisoned dope fiend, will tell you the deprivation was good for him, but as soon he's given a shot at another fix, he'll instantly take it.

I hate Slack's always-on nature. That I keep using it should tell me how I really feel about it.

[mmastrac]

Both can be true. We can hate the things that addict us and still be uncontrollably driven to them.

If I could guaranteed overpower all my subconscious drives by choice I'd take that opportunity in a heartbeat.

[jimmyvalmer]

You can hate the guilt, but you can't hate the pleasure -- that wouldn't make any sense.