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[Bahamut810]

Originally Posted by robertfiduciary

Have any of you ever thought that perhaps none of you care one whit about any of these news stories that you're so hungry to share with the world?

That perhaps the only reason you share so many of them is the cheap dopamine rush you get when you do it?

That maybe (just maybe) you're all drug addicts? Just that the drug is, you know. Something your body naturally creates when you make it happy (like, by posting something that won't matter to anyone a year, a month, even a week from now).

And maybe (just maybe!) the people who produce the content (*cough*FoxNews*coughcough) are well aware of that fact?

So they feed you more and more outrage. And then you share that outrage, and BOOM!

Your body gets the drug it wants so, so much.

Has anyone else ever thought of that?

This isn't an accusation, either. I'm as guilty as anyone of it (like the "buzz" I'm getting from posting this right now). It's just something I think about.

Anyone else?

Thats literally all mainstream media now. Its why youtube journalists are becoming increasingly popular.

[Andrew NDB]

"Journalists."