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TikTok, Facebook and Twitter are pharmaceutical companies. They peddle quick dopamine hits. We're all junkies that can't/won't pay for the hits so they wrap up

by addcn 4y ago

TikTok, Facebook and Twitter are pharmaceutical companies. They peddle quick dopamine hits. We're all junkies that can't/won't pay for the hits so they wrap up the drugs they give us in ad-paper.

tenebrisalietum 4y ago
This analogy is cringe because it's overstretched. Argument: For example, are books considered pharmaceutical products (typically not quick--that would be like "delayed release" medicine) just because you get pleasure from reading them?
- sfpotter 4y ago
  Saying things are cringe is the cringest thing of all.
- Fendii 4y ago
  If you follow the original comment, yes. I think you need a better discussion tool here.
- drooby 4y ago
  Not that cringe to me. Tiktok and the like are highly addictive for some people and the dopamine kicks are real and unhealthy. Reading books does not give the same release of dopamine as TikTok/Instagram.. hence why most people don’t read for 2 hours a day but many people easily spend that much time on insta/tik. Modulating behavior can cause physical withdrawals.. you don’t need a pill. I.e lovers, gambling addicts, porn addicted.
  - tenebrisalietum 4y ago
    Should we require prescriptions for porn magazines then?
    - drooby 4y ago
      Porn was perhaps a bad example because I don’t think evidence suggests conclusively that it is addictive. But take gambling.. gambling is considered addictive and its disorder classified in the DSM-5. (Gambling is probably also most like TikTok/Instagram in terms of activating reward seeking and pleasure in the brain). In the US we do heavily regulate gambling and some legislations have required warning labels for the risks involved with gambling. So no, if would not be unreasonable to me if we as a society discussed potentially regulating social media in some way.. be it as non-invasive as warning messaging.
- humanistbot 4y ago
  It is because of the massive psychological engineering that takes place behind the scenes. Authors or book publishing companies do not hire teams of psychologists to engineer and A/B test their products to try to get you locked into a dopamine reward cycle. The same kind of approaches that casinos do to hook you in and keep you addicted are now standard in these mobile apps.
- trash3 4y ago

by addcn 4y ago

TikTok, Facebook and Twitter are pharmaceutical companies. They peddle quick dopamine hits. We're all junkies that can't/won't pay for the hits so they wrap up the drugs they give us in ad-paper.

tenebrisalietum 4y ago

This analogy is cringe because it's overstretched. Argument: For example, are books considered pharmaceutical products (typically not quick--that would be like "delayed release" medicine) just because you get pleasure from reading them?

sfpotter 4y ago
Saying things are cringe is the cringest thing of all.
Fendii 4y ago
If you follow the original comment, yes. I think you need a better discussion tool here.
drooby 4y ago
Not that cringe to me. Tiktok and the like are highly addictive for some people and the dopamine kicks are real and unhealthy. Reading books does not give the same release of dopamine as TikTok/Instagram.. hence why most people don’t read for 2 hours a day but many people easily spend that much time on insta/tik. Modulating behavior can cause physical withdrawals.. you don’t need a pill. I.e lovers, gambling addicts, porn addicted.
- tenebrisalietum 4y ago
  Should we require prescriptions for porn magazines then?
  - drooby 4y ago
    Porn was perhaps a bad example because I don’t think evidence suggests conclusively that it is addictive. But take gambling.. gambling is considered addictive and its disorder classified in the DSM-5. (Gambling is probably also most like TikTok/Instagram in terms of activating reward seeking and pleasure in the brain). In the US we do heavily regulate gambling and some legislations have required warning labels for the risks involved with gambling. So no, if would not be unreasonable to me if we as a society discussed potentially regulating social media in some way.. be it as non-invasive as warning messaging.
humanistbot 4y ago
It is because of the massive psychological engineering that takes place behind the scenes. Authors or book publishing companies do not hire teams of psychologists to engineer and A/B test their products to try to get you locked into a dopamine reward cycle. The same kind of approaches that casinos do to hook you in and keep you addicted are now standard in these mobile apps.
trash3 4y ago