Extremes are built into our biology, and have leeched into the human landscape. Just as acute pain is over quickly and may be more bearable than aching or chronic pain, so Homo sapiens lives fast, risking the acute and avoiding facing their true, pure selves. We fear to go deeper into ourselves.
Addiction does that.
Homo qualiens is a different animal, choosing Little Dopamine over Big Dopamine, and healing the delusions that have resulted in our trauma.
Qualia does that