I read this and I am not sure whether I should take this Bitcoin Addiction thing seriously or not. To me, it read like a joke.

I hope it is, but I can see how there is some reality to it. That being said, almost everything can be addictive to someone and I think the main problem here lies less in Bitcoin being addicting but the internet and its possibilities.

Internet addiction is a real thing, as are addiction to porn, social media and the likes. Bitcoin is just the hydra having grown a new head.