To be clear, the author of the post (“Scott”) in this case is quoting from a journal article against pseudoaddiction which Scott finds highly dubious.
The highlighted string of theoretical questions from the article IMO greatly bolsters Scott’s case.
But then again, I think it would be really hard to find an SSC post which I strenuously disagreed with. And any SSC post on moral panic and media narratives is a sure 100% winner.
I don't think there's much question after reading this article what the author thinks. He was fairly explicit about it.
Edit: Please disregard this response. I misread (or rather, failed to carefully read) the quote. Thanks to user zaroth for pointing it out.