Jon's post made my mind tick over... fully agree... it is an addiction, as is the potential for alcohol or ciggies, which are just as much an addictive drug as more notorious items, but then so is being a petrol-head, or any form of collector; that obsession many of us suffer from, whether at some low or high level... it can be multiples... an "addictive nature" can bear fruit in any way, shape or form, and we have plenty of you here...
I remember some liner notes I wrote for a low-level release I was on some years back... "it was never going to make any money, but it was fun while it lasted..."
The best we can hope to attain is that it's fun while it lasts...
Jon... post the article if you can... might be quite entertaining to see the reaction...