Everything you do “triggers dopamine”. Reading HN triggers dopamine. Eating breakfast triggers dopamine. Dopamine is also important for movement and many other things.

This is a lame reduction of brain chemistry that has been used to push agendas. Dopamine is not equivalent do addiction.

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nomel 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

> Dopamine is not equivalent do addiction.

What about porn, sex, and gambling addiction, which are all un-boosted dopamine addictions?

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bogwog 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> calls it a lame reduction of brain chemistry

> posts a lame reduction of the argument

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Aurornis 2 days ago | parent [-]

Argument was literally that “social media triggers dopamine” which was supposed to imply something else.

Stop trying to say “dopamine” when you really mean to refer to a behavioral problem.

	▲	codethief 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		> Argument was literally that “social media triggers dopamine” It wasn't though? They said > the addictive patterns in these apps trigger dopamine the same way drugs do (emphasis mine)

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cindyllm 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

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