well, I decided to not 'lurk' - lunar - and looked at another thread. Then I come back... lunar was waiting to open the door for you weasel, nice guy that he is.
I think we live in an addictive society as a whole. One telltale sign is the kids walking around all day with their noses pointed at the screen of their cell phones. And fakebook is another addiction. MrsLB spends 'time' on it.
This thread is my addiction.
I think that as long as we choose our 'addictions' carefully, and not become too obsessed, we'll be okay. A part of that current societal addiction is the desire to be needed or a part of something. We are herd animals after all...