• NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    That explains why I get antsy when I havent been online for a while. I cant argue with people endlessly in real life. Nobody likes that guy.

  • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    why would arguing online of all things give dopamine at all? how does that even work?

    • MTK@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Low risk high tension social interaction with an ego pushing you to show off = easy dopamine

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      2 days ago

      If you don’t get it, I’m genuinely envious. Anger and using wit cruelly can be addictive

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        i’m the envious one. getting easy dopamine from arguing online sounds great.

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          Not all dopamine is created equal. Staring at your phone, bickering, empty calories, overeating, drinking, trolling on the internet, porn - all garbage dopamine sources, can feel good very briefly and will lead quickly to downward spirals.

          You want to be seeking positive sources of dopamine that relate to an overarching life mission. ADHD is a life of extremes, but I believe you can learn to choose extreme positives.

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          Biting wit used to not be so rare, it’s true. If you want any you’ll have to come back later, I’m taking the high road just now.

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            18 hours ago

            Nah. I wasn’t even trying to be witty there, just honest. The high-road seems pretty treacherous from my prefered vantage points.

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      Idk? Why does mod involvement taste like a spicy desert? Sadly I don’t write the rules. I’m just in here looking for easter eggs.

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      It’s a slow trickle. It’s like the research that was done into gambling addicts. The majority of dopamine doesn’t come from winning. The majority of it comes from the anticipation. Or in our case. Writing out a long comment that no one else will read.

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          Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think that means you’re unlikely to become addicted. You’ve course-corrected mid-post and now you’re anticipating that the argument will be futile. A dopamine fiend would forge ahead hoping for some great win.

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        I know I was being flippant. What I mean is, the few (several…) times I’ve gotten into internet arguments I am always drained and unhappy and profoundly do not want to do it anymore, even if I am arguing over sincerely held beliefs. I guess I can see why trolling can be addictive, eliciting engagement is a kind of power over people, and power is addictive. And arguing over things I don’t care about probably takes a lot less emotional investment than things I do care about… I feel like I’m talking myself into being an internet troll. Still though, seems like a miserable way to get your rocks off :/

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          Yeah, typically when someone is trolling, they’re doing it just to piss off the other person. Like, Bugs Bunny doesn’t get worn out from torturing Elmer Fudd.

          He stays bright and chipper and sassy the whole time while Elmer Fudd edges closer and closer to the aneurysm that will finally send him to hell.

          It’s because the only dog he has in the fight is you

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          Wrong… we are 100% arguing right now… Idk what you r on about! We can fix things if we can be truthful with ourselves… let’s walk this path together, stranger.

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            This is clearly not an argument, if it was we would be disagreeing and saying weird things to make ourselves look smart. Get a hold of yourself, jeez . . .

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                If you were really so smart you would know that there is no way this can be an argument. Clearly I’m smarter than you and all the evidence points to me being right because I’m so smart. Not an argument, buddy

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                  How about this, can you interpret what my handle means? What it translates to?

                  Hint: it’ll be offensive to some, and if the mods understood it, they would probably ban this account.

                  If you figure it out I will concede and admit that you have bested me and are my intellectual superior. (Its not even difficult anyway)

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      It’s the Live Internet Theory. Everything you’re reading is the sock puppets of one hyperfocused person getting all the dopamine.

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      I think increased screen time has contributed to more people developing symptoms of adhd. If we’d just go out and get a life, we’d be able to focus more long-attention span on things.

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      The girlfriend doesn’t have it, and she hates debating/arguing. She also doesn’t post things online.

      I’ll give you a minute to figure out the point I’m making.

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          The point I’m making is that you hear a lot about ADHD online because people with ADHD have a tendency to spend a lot of time posting things online. The normies don’t have to be terminally online to get a dopamine boost like we do.