i feel that when people talk about social media, phones, and other technologies being harmful because of dopamine something, this is done in part to avoid looking at the needs that are filled by their use

"dopamine" as a thought terminating concept

@whitequark “it’s really terrible how many people are using their phones for momentary escape from our soul-crushing late capitalist dystopia.”

You’re halfway there, Chester.

“We definitely need to regulate phone use.”

So close, yet so far.