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> to watch videos that bring you joy Does it bring "joy" though ? or does it bring a quick feel good response in your brain that pushes you away from activitie

> to watch videos that bring you joy Does it bring "joy" though ? or does it bring a quick feel good response in your brain that pushes you away from activities that actually bring joy ? > All men of this stamp, I maintain, are pressing on in pursuit of joy, but they do not know where they may obtain a joy that is both great and enduring. One person seeks it in feasting and self-indulgence; another, in canvassing for honours and in being surrounded by a throng of clients; another, in his mistress; another, in idle display of culture and in literature that has no power to heal; all these men are led astray by delights which are deceptive and short-lived – like drunkenness for example, which pays for a single hour of hilarious madness by a sickness of many days, or like applause and the popularity of enthusiastic approval which are gained, and atoned for, at the cost of great mental disquietude. Seneca

hcks 4y ago
> Does it bring "joy" though ? or does it bring a quick feel good response in your brain that pushes you away from activities that actually bring joy ? We’re talking about an app you watch on the toilet or while waiting in line somewhere.
- lm28469 4y ago
  The average use time I find are anywhere between 45 and 90 min per day per user. I doubt I spend 45 minute per week in my bathroom, let alone on the toilet. We're talking 20 to 45 hours per month, that's enough time to read two to four 400 pages long books instead of absolutely brain dead content
  - ehsankia 4y ago
    90 is definitely on the high / addictionary side. 30-45m is very much in range of the time we spend in the day doing worthless things to relax. Are you saying watching, let's say, cat videos for 30m a day is toxic?
Asraelite 4y ago
> Does it bring "joy" though ? or does it bring a quick feel good response in your brain that pushes you away from activities that actually bring joy ? It sounds like you're just describing joy. It doesn't bring long-term contentment and fulfillment if that's what you mean, but that's a different thing.

hcks 4y ago

> Does it bring "joy" though ? or does it bring a quick feel good response in your brain that pushes you away from activities that actually bring joy ? We’re talking about an app you watch on the toilet or while waiting in line somewhere.

lm28469 4y ago
The average use time I find are anywhere between 45 and 90 min per day per user. I doubt I spend 45 minute per week in my bathroom, let alone on the toilet. We're talking 20 to 45 hours per month, that's enough time to read two to four 400 pages long books instead of absolutely brain dead content
- ehsankia 4y ago
  90 is definitely on the high / addictionary side. 30-45m is very much in range of the time we spend in the day doing worthless things to relax. Are you saying watching, let's say, cat videos for 30m a day is toxic?

Asraelite 4y ago

> Does it bring "joy" though ? or does it bring a quick feel good response in your brain that pushes you away from activities that actually bring joy ? It sounds like you're just describing joy. It doesn't bring long-term contentment and fulfillment if that's what you mean, but that's a different thing.