Capitalism is turning us into addicts
Capitalism is turning us into addicts
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Trump killed any dopamine hit I could get from social media. That shit lead straight to depression.
In fact there is very little that even excites me beyond sports, but I'm a Broncos fan so no dopamine hits there.
Lucky I have hobbies and Colorado is awesome or lide would be pretty terrible.
Dopamine hits are definitely a path to depression.
Immediate gratification, especially if it’s semi-randomly applied, rewires the brain to specialize it for low-effort-low-reward activities, which basically makes success in the real world less likely, making the real world overwhelming, leading to a partial freeze response which is aka depression.
Going from a top ten President in Obama to the worst of all time will do that.
Not really. I recommend reading Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl for a powerful discussion of the decoupling of circumstances and spirit.
Long story short is the horrors we’ve all experienced under Trump are nothing compared to the horrors our brains evolved to handle.
At least you’ve got Coach Prime to keep things interesting at the moment
I doubt they will beat Oregon or USC, but it's fun to see Colorado good again. I did my Masters study a CU bit they were not great for a long time.