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Hacker NewsSocial Media Apps Engineered Like Narcotics: The Dopamine Addiction Crisis
https://www.lookatmyprofile.org/blog/social-media-apps-engineered-like-narcotics-the-dopamine-add-1755157203663
#ycombinator #dopamine #neurological_addiction #algorithmic_manipulation #validation_seeking #digital_detox
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Dr Priya Sammani ( MBBS ,DFM )Imagine trying to watch a movie, read a book, or even just sit with a friend for a chat. #Akathisia #antipsychotics #dopamine #movementdisorder #restlessness #sideeffects #tardivedyskinesia
Gabriel NAnother #blaugust micro.blog post (less than 320chars). I hope I'm forgiven :-)
In my defence I was vibe coding something I'm writing a real post about.
And vibe coding is quite addictive. I'm not the one to come up with the slot machine comparison, but I wanted to say that it can be true and still be a good thing.
The other addictive things I do is
Neither which creates anything useful.
#llm #vibecoding #slotmachine #dopamine
From: @gnyman@micro.blog
https://blog.nyman.re/2025/08/10/vibe-coding-is-a-slot.html
trndgtr.comCold Showers Boost Mood - Andrew Huberman
Viktor Glukozavr KurochkinWhen things get tough, I play a bit more than usual. It helps. But sometimes it can get just a bit too much. And I wrote about that - also just a bit.
Btw, my small blog now has a fediverse version!
#writing #blog #gaming #dopamine #health https://notpublicopinion.com/gaming-is-like-drinking/
Gaming is like drinking
You need to know your measure of a dose. Like sipping your evening glass of wine or whisky on the weekend instead of getting wasted every now and then. And it actually gets harder with age. Though people react differently to it, so it's highly individual. I was thinking about
BramblyBearWhufflingFound some more, might become a thread if I keep rabbit-holing. I like the "menu" idea, the list of easy go to activities, in this one. Making an actual paper and colored pencil list might be helpful for me.
edit-whoops, first link still stuck on my finger; this is what I meant to link-
Third spruce tree on the left@overholt Ah, you are ALSO a task management connosseur.
I make #lists.
I obsessively curate my lists.
I even wrote my own list making tool because I got sick of all the existing ones (and fck Trello that's why)
Putting things on lists doesn't actually make them #DONE; they sit there taunting me. However the effort of curating my lists gives me just enough #dopamine to dust my hands going "mission accomplished".
_Uh, you gonna DO any of those?_
Pff. No, those lists are for _show_.