alt Hacker NewsAddictive? How can a computing device have addictive properties? It's not like it is something you swallow or digest. User error? Certainly. A hundred years ago alcoholic drinks were outlawed in certain parts of the world, yet today there is no grocery shop that doesn't openly sell them.
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lukan • today at 9:01 AM
Are you asking for real?
Then you might start with wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addiction
"Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to use a drug or engage in a behavior"
> It's not like it is something you swallow or digest.
Anything that interacts with the brain's rewards circuitry can be addictive. By your apparent definition, behavioral addictions, like gambling addiction, cannot exist. Because you don't swallow or inhale the slot machine.