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I think TikTok’s videos are just long enough to provide a quick dopamine hit over and over again, but too short to deliver any real substance. You become like

by freyr 5y ago

I think TikTok’s videos are just long enough to provide a quick dopamine hit over and over again, but too short to deliver any real substance. You become like the lab rat hitting the lever over and over again to get a pleasure spike from the electrode wired to its brain. I’ve found that my attention span and willpower have been decimated in the last few years. I can barely make it through a few pages of a book without reaching for my phone. I’m not sure if the (over)stimulation caused by apps like TikTok are the cause, but it seems plausible.

selfhoster11 5y ago
> You become like the lab rat hitting the lever over and over again to get a pleasure spike from the electrode wired to its brain. Incidentally, this is what HN upvotes on my comments are for me. I tried to abandon the use of smartphones entirely, but HN is the one addiction that I can't seem to kick. Even YouTube was easier to kick, and that one wasted a lot more of my time.
- freyr 5y ago
  Upvoted. Enjoy.