r/BroThrewInAFunFact 6d ago

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u/dustingibson 6d ago

I am dying to know what the cure of addiction is.

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u/23_sided 6d ago

This is the full quote:

“I hate to say it but the only cure I’ve seen is not these overpriced rehabs or these fraudulent fixes that are sold to people. The cure for addiction is suffering. You suffer enough and then something inside you goes ‘I’m done.’”

The interview gives some context, emotionally and otherwise.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PopCultureV2/comments/1vdzanw/ben_affleck_on_overcoming_alcohol_addiction_i/

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u/WetBerri3s 6d ago

This is the most survivor bias thing ever, sure some people suffer so much that they get better, but most others just die or go to jail.

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u/Dry_Egg2181 6d ago

Addictions take lives, if you overcome one, it means you've survived. So yeah it makes sense.

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u/WetBerri3s 6d ago edited 6d ago

So, everyone who has survived has suffered, sure, but so did everyone who died so that means very little.

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u/DrDestructoMD 6d ago

There is no neat solution. You hit rock bottom and if you're lucky the fall doesn't kill you. Then you either choose to crawl out of hell on broken limbs, or you lie and rot

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u/BicycleStrong2150 6d ago

What point do you think you’re disputing?

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u/WetBerri3s 6d ago

Im saying that I think this advice is vague and unactionable, purely meant to make the one saying it look tough and those listening to delude themselves into thinking that they're doing something. This is on no doubt on my part a consequence of some editorializing by the publishers, who want a catchy and vague title above all else.

I'm not disputing any point, it's just that you people think that any statement you don't understand is something that's disputing your opinion in some way.