>>106127362Not every brain works the same way. It is good that it is easy for you. But dopamine is real and the effects of dopamine and its role in addictive behaviors in many individuals is well studied.
Many forms of media have figured out how to capitalize on this to their own advantage. Look at the news media. Now, without knowing which side of the political aisle you're on, have you ever looked at "the other side" and wondered why exactly it behaves the way it does? It's simple. The media outlets put out content which creates dopamine spikes in its target audience and media on both sides does it. It's why people are inclined to get FOMO regarding the stories on their side of the aisle while wondering what the fuss is when it comes to the other -- when people are worked up about something you don't see the big deal about, it's because they're locked into the dopamine rush of that narrative and you're not. Best example is Trump, where anti-Trump people are locked into every negative story that comes out about him while pro-Trump people are locked into the narratives he pushes.
And it extends beyond politics, into social media itself. Make no mistake, a lot of our current social problems are stirred up by influential organizations who have learned to use our biology against us, and turning a blind eye to that makes us more susceptible to their machinations, not less.
It's good if you've learned to regulate your responses. That's how it should be. But most people do not and don't even know that such a thing is possible.
