A conversation on 4chan regarding sex addiction leads to further insight from an anon on the nature of the modern age:
sex is just another addiction, like alcohol, smoking and drugs, microtransactions and gambling, consumption and social media. Even music for some people.
The “information age” mutated into the addiction age. The way to win in this age is basic stoicism. If you are attached to compulsive behaviors, including sex, you’re just compensating for chronic stress and fear, or trauma. You’re becoming a flesh machine caught between dopamine and adrenaline, with only burnout to look forward to. Ask why you’re doing something and what its purpose is. If “it feels good” is the only answer, then start asking why compulsive shit feels good. Perhaps because there is stuff in your life that feels constantly bad, every day, and you can’t make it go away.
The youth is quitting society in various ways for good reason. The likes of Peterson are followed despite being worse off than many because they preach basic stoicism in-between idiotic statements.
The above is pretty true, and the nature of modern addictions can be quite insidious, indeed. If you try to quit something seemingly harmless just for kicks and suddenly realize that you have trouble doing so despite having made the conscious decision to stop, then that’s an addiction right there.
Even something minor such as pornography or recurrent negative thought patterns can potentially be addictions to overcome if one is to regain mastery over one’s mind and life.
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