Metaphors for Addiction
There's a standard way to enjoy things: the flavour of a good meal, the thrill of a good story, or the comfort of a soft blanket are intrinsically rewarding. I picture those rewards as filling colour-coded tanks in us with matching fuel. (The fuel itself I picture as neon-coloured sodas—like Jones’ or Chubbies.) But there's a different type of tank that raises red flags for me...
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