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Dopamine can make it hard to put down our phone or abandon the online shopping cart. Here’s why (theconversation.com)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

nerd beef

I hate - HATE - the popular science understanding of dopamine. every time i read an article about dopamine addiction i die a little inside. Every time I see a tech bro video about dopamine addiction i die a little inside. i knew i was going to hate reading this before clicking on it but i did it anyway (which is actually a result of dopamine, ironically)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

There's no way that this article is not AI slop by the way it's written, which is even more depressing

[–] [email protected] 6 points 12 hours ago

reads like every other popsci article about dopamine tbh, just with some actual citations (which themselves are fine but are a terribly narrow selection of very over-technical articles that I feel the author misinterprets)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Exercise is one of the most effective methods for boosting dopamine naturally. Physical activities such as walking, running, cycling, or even dancing can trigger the release of dopamine, leading to improved mood and greater motivation.

never worked for me. i just feel like shit

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago

yeah i never had that, fucking track practice was the most boring miserable shit ever second only to the whole school day.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

100-com Almost 200 miles a week on my bike and I'm still a phone addict, what gives

[–] [email protected] 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

cause using your phone is an extremely familiar action that you know is always going to be at least somewhat entertaining. the dopamine levels just encode your brain's confidence about it youre not actually addicted to the dopamine

[–] [email protected] 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

My takeaway from this comment is that I need to start building in an aversive stimulus like rigging my phone case to deliver a mild electrical shock any time I turn the screen on.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

i enlisted the help of a little magical gnome that kicks me in the gnards when he sees me overusing my phone

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Oh, nice. Did you go through a recruitment agency or is there some sort of ritual you can use?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

oh no he just showed up one day and started kicking me i dont really understand why but we managed to come to an agreement

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

He seems surprisingly reasonable despite the penchant for abrupt and unprompted violence

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago

A gnard-kicking gnome is definitely a Pratchett character.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 14 hours ago

"Ha, phone addicts. Pathetic," I chortle as I sip my caffeine-laced fizzy drink and get sleepy from watching the flashy lights in Vampire Survivors.