Everyone should get addicted to something at least once
Summary
Everyone needs to get addicted to one thing at least once in their life to prove to themselves that they can break an addiction." That's the hot take from a rider who claims his half-Irish heritage came with paternal warnings about addiction he chose to ignore. He dabbled in nicotine for about a year, fought those demons, and supposedly won. Kareem's not buying it, especially after spotting him smoking a cigarette moments earlier. The excuses pile up fast: you can smoke if you're in Europe, and New York basically counts as Europe now, and if you're with friends, and if there's a seafood tower involved. The conversation spirals when another rider mentions trying opioids, prompting the original take-giver to backpedal hard. He admits he was also addicted to laxatives and had two other controversial takes he's now too scared to share. The take morphs into something safer: "Vulnerability is a strength.
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So, what's your take? Everyone needs to get addicted to one thing at least once in their life to prove to themselves that they can break an addiction.
100% disagree.
100% disagree.
Yes. You don't want to play with the fire.
Play with the fire.
No.
Yes.
No.
I'm half-Irish my entire life. My dad was like, "Watch out. Addiction will get you." And I was like, "No, it won't." And then it did a little. And then I fought the demons.
How much is a little?
Just like one year.
A little Rumspringa.
A little Rumspringa of getting addicted to something. Can we talk about what it was?
I dabbled in nicotine. I'm pulling away.
Nicotine?
Yes.
I'm still addicted to nicotine.
Yeah, it's
Wait, I just saw you smoking a cigarette.
Stop saying that. I was—wait. Stop. You can have a cigarette if you're in Europe and New York sort of counts as Europe at this point.
And if you're out with your friends.
And if you're out with your friends.
And if you're in a group of four or more people.
Yeah, sure.
And if you're doing Seafood Tower.
And if you haven't had a glass of wine.
And if you're addicted to anything.
Yes, that other than that, addiction over.
I'm going to go ahead and continue to push back on that, okay? Because I've had my times where I say, "Look, I'll just try these opioids."
No, no, no, no. I'm not saying I don't think you should try opioids. You could get like addicted to like a weird workout routine. I was addicted to laxatives for one year. My take is ultimately wrong and dangerous and bad. And you said opioids and I went, I didn't mean it like that. I had three shakes and the other two felt worse and more controversial at the time.
What are the other takes?
I'm not going to say them out loud. Now I'm scared.
Just say one.
No. Forcing me to say my takes on the train so they can tear me down.
Vulnerability is a strength. I want to change my take to vulnerability is a strength.
That feels like it'll do better than whatever I said before.
100% agree.
Okay. Yes.