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The touch interfaces of smart phones enhance the dopamine feed back loop from a sense of touch. Touching something releases Oxycontin which is a bonding hormone
by acd 8y ago
The touch interfaces of smart phones enhance the dopamine feed back loop from a sense of touch. Touching something releases Oxycontin which is a bonding hormone. Couple that with slot machine random push notifications triggering dopamine that are there to capture ones attention. I think smart phones are strongly addictive.
Peoples attention span is the new currency. Big data analytics are used to maximize user retention and user attention.
I personally found that if I use "smart phone" too much it is shortening my attention span, I could no longer read long text like manual pages without getting distracted. Why is it called "smart phone" when it is addictive and makes people who use social media to much more depressed?
Ponder if one is addicted to likes on Hacker News?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxytocin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxytocin
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/hands_on_research https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/hands_on_resea...
Smart phone addiction the slot machine in your pocket
https://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/smartphone-addiction-slot-machine-your-pocket https://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/smartphone-addiction-slo...
- soared 8y agoBy that logic everything you physically touch has potential for addiction? So like.. using a hand rail on the stairs releases more oxycontin than not using the hand rail? I'll be happier if I touch more stuff?
- onemoresoop 8y agoThe hand rail doesn't give you bonus points (with sounds) when you touch it. Games are designed to get your attention and excite you
- derptron 8y agoI'm sorry, but did you mean Oxytocin when you said Oxycontin?