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If you like this kind of Science Fiction check out Neuromancer by William Gibson But seriously saying Technology is Heroin is like saying Obama is Hitler. Her
by wavesounds 13y ago
If you like this kind of Science Fiction check out Neuromancer by William Gibson
But seriously saying Technology is Heroin is like saying Obama is Hitler.
Heroin is a serious fucking drug that will destroy your life. If your a heroin addict you can't just stop doing heroin and go back packing in the forest for a week.
Yet people take breaks from technology and the internet all the time and are perfectly fine. Theres plenty of technology to be afraid of; dying in a car accident, sitting in a chair too much, but Instagraming every meal you eat is not one of them, thats just a little weird.
- Sagat 13y agoThat's because we still are at the beginning of the process. Once technology is directly melded into the brain we'll start to see people become dysfunctional when they can't get their fix.
- VladRussian2 13y agocorrect title should have been "Technology is Dopamine". It is really surprising to not see a mentioning of dopamine in an article on addiction of technology. Btw, dopamine is also key player in heroin addiction. >Yet people take breaks from technology and the internet all the time and are perfectly fine. people take breaks from smoking, for example, all the time (i'm saying this as a 10 years long smoker - i was taking breaks from smoking and i was perfectly fine, just wanted to smoke the way i want to check email periodically. Quit smoking 10+ years ago, still check email/stocks/news looking for the "rush" though :)