
Fuck dopamine, we're voluntarily breaking our own brains
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created: July 26, 2025, 10:57 a.m. | updated: July 26, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
We're systematically destroying the biological reward system that makes effort feel worthwhile.
When we spend time chopping vegetables, understanding how flavors work together, timing everything perfectly, our brain releases dopamine throughout that process.
The meal tastes better because our reward system recognizes the investment.
Our brains stop rewarding effort because we've trained them that effort gets you nowhere.
I need medication to feel what you could feel naturally if you stopped training your brain that effort gets you nowhere.
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