https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf Infinite Jest en-us 2017-09-06 00:58:10 UTC 2017-09-08 17:53:34 UTC hello@padlet.com 18pedersena https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/184970586 Things that can be addicting:

"according to some hard-line schools of 12-Step thought, yoga, reading,
politics, gum-chewing, crossword puzzles, solitaire, romantic intrigue, charity work, political
activism, N.R.A. membership, music, art, cleaning, plastic surgery, cartridge-viewing even at
normal distances, the loyalty of a fine dog, religious zeal, relentless helpfulness, relentless
other-folks'-moral-inventory-taking, the development of hard-line schools of 12-Step thought,
ad darn near infinitum, including 12-Step fellowships themselves, such that quiet tales
sometimes go around the Boston AA community of certain incredibly advanced and hard-line
recovering persons who have pared away potential escape after potential escape until finally,
as the stories go, they end up sitting in a bare chair, nude, in an unfurnished room, not moving
but also not sleeping or meditating or abstracting, too advanced to stomach the thought of the
potential emotional escape of doing anything whatsoever, and just end up sitting there
completely motion- and escape-less until a long time later all that's found in the empty chair is
a very fine dusting of off-white ashy stuff that you can wipe away completely with like one
damp paper towel."]]> 2017-09-06 00:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/184970586 https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972043 I believe that everyone is addicted to their own something, but not everyone is addicted to everything on this list. What I mean is, my mom loves complaining about cleaning, but not matter what, she cannot resist the urge to clean. The way I see this is that she is somewhat addicted to something so simple even as cleaning. In this way I believe that every individual could be considered addicted to something, but not everyone is addicted to a set list of things. ]]> 2017-09-08 17:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972043 18walkerj https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972054 I strongly believe, whether or not people want to admit it, that every single individual becomes addicted to one thing throughout their lifetime. Interestingly enough, acknowledging addiction can be beneficial in the long run because your decisions are based upon whatever your addiction may be. I do, however, feel as if addiction can be reciprocated through thoughts and actions of that specific person. People tend to hide their addictions from the public because it may evoke a sense of embarrassment or shame, but the first step to combating an addiction is to accept the past and strive to mature with every day that happens to pass.  ]]> 2017-09-08 17:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972054 18mancusoe https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972106 I feel that everything is not addicting and it is totally personal choices. Some things give certain people a great pleasure but not to others. I could love to run but another person could hate running and prefer fishing instead. Along with this comes habits which are also a choice but a part of your personality. Habits can be broken but I think it takes a long time to do that. Something becomes addicting when you do it constantly and your daily life cannot function without it, but that addiction starts with a choice, which leads to a fascination, and finally an addiction. ]]> 2017-09-08 17:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972106 asabooher https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972125 Definitely everything is addictive that's not even a question. So easily I can becomes obsessed with new cool things that make no sense or are kind of strange. Its mostly compulsive and I don't realize its a waste of time until I think about it much later. Our actions, I believe, I are a mix of compulsive and conscious. It really depends if you are truly paying attention and think about what you are doing. If we are real with ourselves we don't pay attention to what we are doing that often or that well. That's why its so easy to look back on situations and regret everything we might have done. Until we can separate ourselves from what is happening in the present we can't really evaluate consequences of what we do on ourselves and others.]]> 2017-09-08 17:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972125 clancy_elaina https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972131 Any repeated habit has the potential to be addicting; I do not believe that there is a distinction between habits and addictions, but rather that habits themselves can incur addictive qualities in an individual. Avoiding everyday habits merely on the basis that they are "proven to be addictive," is entirely absurd. For example, exercising or eating carrots may be addicting but in most cases they do not occur at the expense of one's personal health and sanity. The distinction between a habit and an addiction is perhaps the least definitive comparison; perhaps the between addiction and habits is drawn at the point in which one's brain chemistry is altered as a result of not performing a habit.  There is, I believe, a progression between a habit and a truly defined addiction.  Exercising, for example, may become a daily habit, but after one's body has biologically adapted to exercising every day, the brain is hence at odds when the habit is terminated. ]]> 2017-09-08 17:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972131 https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972134 I do not think that everything is addictive. I don't think that habits turn into addictions. Addiction is a choice that people make on their own. Someone has just as much of a choice to become addicted to something as they do to never try it in the first place. I think that people can have habits that they think they need to do but they can make a choice to change a habit without ever becoming addicted. Everyone makes their own choices in life and has to then deal with those choices. ]]> 2017-09-08 17:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972134 savannah_lynn_5500w https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972136 Addiction is something that everyone deals with, but can addiction be compared with the choices we make? Personally, I believe, the choices we make can fuel our addiction. We choose to participate in immoral things, but because they are immoral we may find them exciting and become addicted to them. We choose to help others, and that makes us feel good. Addiction is hard to diagnose, because it is hard to distinguish whether we simply like doing such things like hobbies or if we are truly addicted to them. For example, I love going on hikes. However, I'm not addicted to going on hikes. It's a simple hobby that I enjoy doing. I don't see addiction in everything that we do, not everything can become an addiction. Although we may have a strong like for something, it doesn't classify as addiction. ]]> 2017-09-08 17:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972136 https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972146 I do think that everything can become addicting on some level. People can get into a regular habit of doing something (like on the list) and not be able to function without it. However, I do believe that we have a choice in our actions. Some people struggle with being able to control their decision making process, but for the most part I think people choose what they do in their life. ]]> 2017-09-08 17:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972146 https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972150 In a sense, almost anything can be addictive. Addiction can sprout from passion or lust, while making no clear line between "good" or "bad" habits. Some try to make life seem like one big choice, which is true to an extent. I believe that we are given both choices and and circumstances in life. Certain people are born into amazing lives, where the road in front of them is clear and paved, while others are forced to grapple with rocky terrain. My personal philosophy is that one has two choices; to become who you are because of something, or in spite of it. When a conflict arises, one must chose to either learn from it or let it break them apart. On occasion, we do not have the choice of roads to take and are forced to travel down a specific path, but it is important to question the outcomes of your habits and events in life. ]]> 2017-09-08 17:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972150 18eickhoffd https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972177 Addictions are unique to each individual, as one person could be addicted to a drug, but another could be addicted to eating healthy. Different actions have led these two different people to have their own addiction. They have reached this addiction through their actions and habits, and now it is controlled by impulse. For the drug addicts, their own choices allowed them to become addicted to this drug, which brings me to my main point. Addictions are fueled by our actions. Once we have an addiction, we fuel it with compulsions. We need to have it. At first, compulsions don't play a large role. It could just be a "try it once and then be done with it" thing. But then you want to go back for more, and more, and more. A classic example is smoking cigarettes. Many people want to quit, but they simply say that they can't, that their compulsions are too extreme and uncontrollable. This addiction stemmed from a few simple times of smoking. All in all, it is safe to say that everything is addicting, because people are no doubt different, and we all make different choices, bringing us to our addictions.  ]]> 2017-09-08 17:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972177 18ridenoura https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972213 I believe that people make their own decisions and one can choose to do something many times or no times at all. With that said, I also believe that at some point, one can lose control of something that they previously had control of without ever realize they no longer have control. Everyone who lives in a free, democratic country has the right to make their own decisions based on their personal thoughts. However, I do believe that at some point, one can lose control of what is good and bad, thus leading to an addiction of some sort. Even though one can become addicted, I feel that one may not realize the transformation has occurred, resulting in an unconscious addiction. While everyone has their own ability to make decisions, eventually one may lose control. ]]> 2017-09-08 17:29:59 UTC https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972213 18ridenourk https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972241 I believe that everyone is addicted to something.  Whether it is a common addiction that many people have or something more unique to them, everyone has some type of addiction.  Some of the things on the list seem rather odd but they might be habits that people actually are addicted to.  If a specific habit is repeated many times, I would consider that to be an addiction. I would not consider it to be an addiction if that person has control of their actions. I believe that addictions result from someone who cannot tell themselves when to stop a certain action. It then spirals out of control, resulting in the most common addictions we hear of, such as alcohol and drugs. ]]> 2017-09-08 17:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972241 18pedersena https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972299 I'm not convinced that humans are autonomous, but we definitely believe we are day-to-day. The passage illustrates a contradiction loop that arises when you overthink anything. It's almost like we could only be autonomous if we aren't actively considering autonomy. Spontaneity is the only way to overcome habitual behavior and serious thought and consideration don't align well with spontaneity. ]]> 2017-09-08 17:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972299 https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972583 I believe that everyone has something they are addicted to on some level. I think the decisions we make can lead to addictions simply because that is how habits form. Repeated actions become habits, and the moment it becomes seemingly impossible to stop the habit is when it becomes an addiction. ]]> 2017-09-08 17:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972583 alr2 https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972604 What an interesting passage, particularly for its message and writing style. It seems that the list of almost seemingly incoherent items highlights the juxtaposition between addition and autonomy. The ending paints a powerful picture of the "fine white dust" as a metaphor for the way in which addition takes over. Having never personally dealt with addition, I can only imagine that it would in fact leave you feeling as if you could be simply wiped away, out of control. Thank you, Alex, for sharing this. ]]> 2017-09-08 17:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/18pedersena/fbn7u9dkk3yf/wish/185972604