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I read that cigarette people, who went out of their way to make their product addictive, then bought into food manufacturers and used the same playbook. They made the food as addictive as possible. I started blogging on Xanga, in 2001. They came up with “eProps” (pictured) which motivated the content creators. I can tell […]
Have you ever noticed how we seem to hop from one addiction to another, like we’re on some twisted merry-go-round? I mean, just think about it. Cigarette companies crafted an entire era of addiction, so naturally, the genius masterminds behind those pesky food ads borrowed the same playbook and made snacks just as addictive. It’s kind of wild, right? Now, I’m not trying to get all serious on you, but as someone who’s been in the blogging game since Xanga was cool (2001, people!), let me tell you about the brilliant little “eProps” feature that came out back then. It was like a dopamine shot for content creators! Fast-forward, and we’ve morphed those into “likes” on the big social media platforms, each click sending us deeper into this endless cycle of craving validation. Whether it’s obsessing over video games, the stock market, or even the wild world of online dating, we’ve essentially traded one addiction for another while pretending we’ve got it all under control. So, how’s your relationship with addiction treating you? Enjoying a little chaos or just trying to make sense of it all? Let’s dive deeper into this curious phenomenon of ours!
I read that cigarette people, who went out of their way to make their product addictive, then bought into food manufacturers and used the same playbook. They made the food as addictive as possible.
I started blogging on Xanga, in 2001. They came up with “eProps” (pictured) which motivated the content creators. I can tell you for sure, this was effective. Genius, really. Prop you up!
eProps morphed into “likes” with myspace, facebook, or twitter. I don’t recall the details, as far as who was first, but online content has become consistently more powerfully addictive.
This may pale in comparison to addictive power of video games, including the stock market and crypto…gambling in general. I have no idea how to rank these things, but we’ve definitely lost ground on the health front.
Looking at pictures from the 70’s people are definitely thinner and such, but we also smoked lie fiends… many of us did, anyway.
I was just talking about aging and seeing patterns that repeat – I feel this short note makes a strong point.
Most of us have heard the phrase, “everything in moderation”. It sounds good and it also sounds as if it should be easy to do, but almost no one can manage to maintain this standard. We just go from one addiction to the next to the next.
I’m thinking of a client who was addicted to this gal for a long time. When he broke that spell, he got on supplements and started doing thousands of sit-ups and pullups. Then on to something else, right?
I’m not dissing this guy. We all do this. I just want to include other examples.
We’ve sort of gotten rid of the word, “addiction”. It’s so boring, when you call someone “fire” or some such things. Man with all those sit-ups is hot and the obsession with the girl = “passion”?
What about addicted to doom scrolling, only fans… research? Grindr? How about meddling? Or hate! Addicted to hate, lol.
Are you addressing an addiction at this time? Or possibly enjoying one? Most of us are poly-addicted, I’d say.
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