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It becomes a habit if it isn't already, a very harmful one to be sure. Thinking nobody likes you may inadvertently cause you to keep your guard up, to appear closed or uninterested. This signals people not to interact and thus closing the loop of the self-fulfilling prophecy.

The resulting loneliness is killing.

Directly triggering the brains rewardcentre with a device. I would definitely call that an external stimulus. But that depends on whether you use a literal or figurative meaning of the word 'external'.

Instead of finding external stimuli to make him fulfilled maybe Todd should work on finding fulfillment in the here and now.

Or smoke under the shower

Same for me, balloons too

I had to read that multiple times, confused as to why their work was looking confused in a museum and how dating apps were conflicting with that.

Also works better with the sockets in the floor when centred