Did you guys know that dopamine isn't actually "Addictive" no matter how many times you say it

If you're afraid of feeling any kind of pleasure at all it means you're dead inside

@MinModulation Do you think people can be addicted to gambling or would you call that something else hmmmm

@MinModulation It’s like getting into the scrolling loop on your phone, yes it’s not chemically addictive yes dopamine isn’t addictive but it’s still a dependency a lá weed

@MinModulation I'm addicted to fucking feeling good

@MinModulation genuine question, based on how you define addiction self harm cant be considered an addiction right

@MinModulation It’s not clinically addictive. But you can form habits around things that trigger dopamine release that are very similar to addiction.

@MinModulation What do you think causes gambling addictions?

@MinModulation dopamine is a catecholamine, a neurotransmitter, it has no addictive properties, your body uses it to activate some neural pathways, is this not something we all study in high school

@MinModulation This is the singular most insane take I've heard in a long time

@MinModulation Every time I see one of those scam emotional wellness apps that are like "you aren't depressed or have ADHD you just have a Dopamine Addiction" I want to explode them with my Mind

@MinModulation lol which this logic drugs like amphetamines aren't addictive since they primarily act on dopamine receptors, but go off lol

@MinModulation Same thing with testosterone, it's really misunderstood. Most people see it as the "manly" hormone that causes aggression but it's more accurate to say that it reinforces socially positive behavior. Most men are just taught that all problems are solved with aggression

@MinModulation Dopamine addicts here in the replies, coping and seething.

@MinModulation Well yes but causing it to surge can be. Which is typically what people mean. Confirming the primary neurotransmitter behind addiction isn’t actually “Addictive” feels a bit like releasing flatulence in a haboob

@MinModulation Being a live is so addictive. We need to talk about the being alive addiction.*sarcasm*

@MinModulation A lot of people get confused because dopamine feels good, and when someone who's addicted to alcohol for example drinks alcohol they feel good. But the addiction part not only comes from the frequency of partaking in something addictive but the effects of trying to stop it

@MinModulation I'm addicted to saying dopamine is addictive. Gives me such a dopamine release, which I what I'm addicted to.

@MinModulation Yeah, people really don't really really enjoy doomscrolling or porn or whatever but are so isolated from others or too broke, tired, or depressed to do anything else. Every time dopamine is brought up its in a self-help-esque pseudoscientific way to avoid material analysis

@MinModulation A guy on here described it as the "value attributing neurotransmitter" and I think that's why people it mimics addictive properties

@MinModulation but how else will i massively oversimplify brain chemistry to make my point

@MinModulation I'm addicted to getting addicted postmodernists love to hate me

@MinModulation >compulsively doing a behavior which results in dopamine via the path of least resistance is... le good Maybe

@MinModulation Pop neuroscience has been a disaster for the human race

@MinModulation If you've ever had neurons fire in your brain you're a hopeless junkie

@MinModulation it’s debate is retarded cuz like yes medically you can that’s why stimulants have a risk of addiction if used by those who don’t have adhd ( that have a lower baseline dopamine)

@MinModulation Every single person on earth is addicted to dopamine to varying degrees.