I see. Makes perfect sense. The greatest irony, however, is that there would be no withdrawal symptoms. Merely “seeing the light” gives a dopamine high that puts the one associated with success/win to shame.

Just as a side note, and to continue your line of thought, we are also fed narratives that an enlightened person inevitably turns into a blissed-out navel-gazing zombie, puritan bore, or mad hobo. I wonder how much it factors in the human reluctance to know the truth and change.