On 7/27/02 11:26 AM, "william ahearn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dear William, I hope you and everyone take what I say in the helpful way that I intended it. I was just seeing a similarity among responses, and felt I should comment. > > > Paul Noss wrote: >> >> An addiction is when a person spends more time and >> money on something than he or she can afford. > > Oh. So Keith Richard wasn't addicted to heroin because > he had the time and money to afford it? Of course not! Who would say that? Addictions are more psychological than physiological, although heroin is a drug with a strong physiological dependence. It's how much time, money, or both. But, in the Mac addiction issue, it's probably more about time for many people. It's probably about not having enough balance in life between the Mac collecting and other activities. I guess I could have stated that more clearly. I have to admit > to a bias against the psycho-therapy establishment and > as a result hesitate to jump in but I find Pual Noss's > statement difficult to grasp. Boy, you seem to be against me just because I'm a psychologist. If I said what I did as a non-psychologist, you would probably would have reacted with less criticism. Look, I am also biased against the psychotherapy establishment; that's why I'm a teacher and researcher. I've based my life on the assumption that we can make things better in the world of psychotherapy, but I'm disappointed that after 20 years, things seem even worse. I'm not saying people have a real Mac collecting addiction, but merely saying that based on what many posted, some people on the Quad list see some similarities between Mac collecting and addiction. And, I see some also. Especially by one who has > published on the subject. I'm getting over my addiction > to Macs. The money element is only a small part of the > whole pathology. I agree, the money element is only a small part of it, as I think I said in my original post. For some people who collect too many Macs, it's money, for others it's probably time or some other psychological element, but for others it's probably many different things. I just thought I would share my impressions. Because, I feel a little worried that I'm spending too much time collecting old Macs, and I'm not sure why. -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
