What's the most addictive thing on earth?

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Auggie

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Of anything? Happiness. We constantly seek it.

Of a good or substance? I'd go with Dopamine - since that's how our brain rewards our processing equipment with pleasure.
 

rasczak

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people are the least addiciting things on earth. i thought he was gonna be creative. what a ripoff.
 

Muse

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Originally posted by: TridenTBoy3555
Most addictive good... right? I'd say cigarettes, alcohol, or caffeine.
I don't think caffeine is addictive. I drink coffee regularly but have quit for weeks at a time without consequences, physical or mental.

I've never been dependent on alcohol in any degree.

I quit smoking many years ago without a thought and never been tempted to touch another cigarette.


 

sdifox

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Originally posted by: freshgeardude
Originally posted by: So
Sex, 6.7 billion successful hits and counting.

yes but how many breaths in a life time per 6.7 billion

you need air from the day your born to the day you die, you can live(tho dull) without sex
Breathing is not addiction...
 

kalrith

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Originally posted by: sdifox
Has to be sex. Billions of people do it everyday.

Something's not the most addictive just because many people do it. Driving, watching TV, listening to music, etc. are all things that billions of people do every day.

I'd have to go outside the mold and say acceptance/approval. This would go along the lines of succumbing to peer pressure, keeping up with the Joneses, aspiring to fit a certain image, etc. Here's my support for that. People spend tons of time and money on appearance in order to get acceptance/approval from others. The biggest financial decisions (house and car) are often based on what other people think rather than the individual's desires. In order to gain acceptance/approval, people will go so far as to not be themselves and do things that they would not do on their own.