[Dweller1622]

> Loosely, addiction can be useful-- the thrill seekers[...]

This seems like a strange conception of addiction, unless we aren't seriously comparing mountain climbing with heroin. If we are then I wonder what utility the classification of addiction is actually supposed to provide to us.

[anon373839]

If an argument is conceivable, there is always at least one HNer who will feel compelled to make it.