> The simpler explanation is that people who spend all of their time passively consuming rewarding activities (junk food, TV shows, Twitter, Reddit, porn) are g

> The simpler explanation is that people who spend all of their time passively consuming rewarding activities (junk food, TV shows, Twitter, Reddit, porn) are getting terrible nutrition, very little physical activity, and no real social exposure. They're also piping a constant stream of negative news and unhealthy debates into their eyes and ears. That's not the simpler explanation at all; that's actually a 2nd and 3rd order explanation backed up by nothing but conjecture. The reward center and the pleasure center are separate; this is why people can get addicted to video games they hate, or they can doomscroll all day not really enjoy it, yet be unable to stop. Activities designed to spike dopamine as high as possible and far beyond anything seen in our evolutionary history cannot be taken lightly. It's silly to think that a healthy, active person is immune to addiction. Porn, junk food, twitter are all just socially acceptable, mild addictions, and just like any behavioral addiction like gambling, they are all driven by dopamine. Will you next tell gamblers they're fine, they just need to eat better and hit the gym?