Intervention needed -or- It's time to declare war. (meta)

I don't know much about this recovery stuff.  But I've heard that the first step towards recovery is to admit you have a problem.

So after giving this a great deal of thought after reading all 1500 or so comments on two of the diaries currently sitting on the recommended list, I've realized I have a problem.  

I'm a meta-addict.

You name it.  Pie fights, conspiracy diaries, or flame wars, I eat it up.  Mmmmm, pie.  Hell, I would sit through a 200 comment thread over whether kos should change the site's color to a brighter shade of orange.  And don't think such a diary wouldn't attract that many comments - the flame wars would be no less intense.

Meta is a tough habit to break.  I know it's bad for me and I wake up the next day feeling all dirty and ashamed.  But there I am the next day, constantly hitting refresh and waiting for the next meta-diary to come along.  

I'm strung out man.  The computer just sits there, calling out to me.  The latest news on the TV or in a newspaper draws me back here.  It's kickin' my ass.  No control at all.  My sleep, health and work suffer.  I've withdrawn from my friends and family.  Meta is destructive man.

And it seems like the scourge of meta addiction is spreading throughout The Daily Kos.  Hell, over 1000 comments on whether we should all be nicer to each other.  If that's not evidence of mass meta-addiction, I don't know what is.

And so, since he feeds our addiction, I call on kos to offer addiction counseling for the meta-addicts among us and to take steps to ensure black market meta doesn't fall into the hands of children.

I call for a War on Meta. (wish I knew how to make the little TM symbol - you know that might make a good meta diary - tech questions with Peeder - yummm).  

Meta addiction threatens our common values and the greater good of the dkos community.  It encourages trolls and troll ratings abusers and distracts from the good work that needs to be done here.  Meta Kills ^TM. (Wow!! How'd I do that???  Did I do that??  Am I just imagining it??)

Anyway, I guess this is a cry for help and a warning.

Just say no.