Love and addiction
by Stanton Peele · first published 1975
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A great book on this is a little known paperback classic, "Love and Addiction" by Dr. Stanton Peele. It is about love, but there is a haunting chapter about society and social drifts. Highly, highly recommended to understand the societal problem of addiction and how it pulls individuals…
on “Homeless Numbers Rise in U.S. Cities” ↗Love and Addiction http://www.amazon.com/Love-Addiction-Stanton-Peele-ebook/dp/...
on “Love Resembles Addiction” ↗…and examples. In one way or another, much of the AI is geared for addiction. The Big Money is in addictions, those are the ultimate customers. Your essay reads a little like a good old print book, "Love and Addiction" - and the author of that suggested that his hope was that we get over ALL of our addictions.
on “"Mine Is Really Alive": Schisms in the MyBoyfriendIsAI Subreddit” ↗