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The Death of Daydreaming

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707 points isolli | 1 comments | 05 May 25 12:22 UTC | HN request time: 0.313s | source
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Nasrudith ◴[06 May 25 20:13 UTC] No.43909164[source]▶
Am I an alien or something? Because smartphones have no addictive effect on me and are just a subpar way to browse. I can set it down for days leaving it mostly unused, keeping it stuffed in my pockets when going out as a 'just in case', and I have ADHD for that matter.

All the talk about smartphones as a source of dopamine just convinces me that people think they understand what dopamine is but don't know the first thing about it and are using it as a synonym for literally any form of pleasure.

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1. aaronbaugher ◴[06 May 25 20:20 UTC] No.43909235[source]▶
No, I'm there with you. I find the things too annoying to use any more than I have to. I paid good money for my 27-inch monitors, and I'm going to squint at a little rectangle in my hand? I'm having a landline phone put in soon, and then my cell will be for emergencies and texts from a few friends only.

But I also can't see the fun in gambling machines, and clearly some people just can't get enough of them, so it seems not everyone gets a rush from the same things.