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		rmc on Feb 2, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How in-app purchases have destroyed the game indus... By definition an addiction is not a choice. That's a fallacy

sneak on Feb 2, 2014 [–]

By that logic, it would be impossible to escape them without being physically restrained against your will.

That's not the case. People choose to stop being addicted to things all the time.

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