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It is the origin of his current addiction, however it would have manifested at another point anyway. We see his frustration after Savitar is that he doesn't feel smart enough. Wasn't smart enough to out-think Savitar, wasn't smart enough to out-think DeVoe. This Thinking Cap addiction would have manifested whether DeVoe existed or not.