Sean Carroll  wrote:   
      
    >  wrote   
      
    >> Sean Carroll  wrote:   
      
    >>> And while sex addiction is a real problem for   
    >>> those who have it, and that needs to be respected, it's not exactly a   
    >>> life-threatening condition.   
      
    >> such as having unprotected sex with someone they don't know. That   
    >> certainly could be life-threatening...   
      
    > Of course. But as there's no reason at this point to think he has any STDs   
    > or anything like that, I still think it's all right to be a little bit   
    > irreverent, in the sense of good-natured teasing. After all, he's in rehab,   
    > so he should be perfectly safe at the moment, right?   
      
   Oh, I wasn't making a comment about what should or shouldn't be said   
   about him, or in which tones it may be said, etc. I was just pointing   
   out that sex addiction, even if it's not about putting harmful chemicals   
   into your body, can lead to life-threatening situations. I think that   
   any serious addiction can end up that way.   
      
    > Knowing DD, I suspect he's probably been making fun of *himself* in much   
    > harsher and snarkier ways than one-liners about 'The XXX-Files'. He's always   
    > seemed to me like the kind of guy who can keep his sense of humour and   
    > self-deprecation even through tough times.   
      
   Absolutely - that's pretty important. If he can laugh at himself, and not   
   mind others making jokes, he's on the way to recovery.   
      
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