There's nothing real about a drug high, and I didn't say "real." The explanation that these fearsome psychology engineers make us refresh Facebook waiting for

There's nothing real about a drug high, and I didn't say "real." The explanation that these fearsome psychology engineers make us refresh Facebook waiting for a notification sounds a lot like updated neuro-linguistic programming (they drop an anchor!). Frankly, I don't buy it. There's something deeper about people so desperately seeking an ersatz of connection over social networks. This alienation could not have been caused by Facebook. It just happens to be benefiting from the same trend that brought us an opioid addiction epidemic and below replacement TFRs.