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Re:“Lifefaker.com makes faking perfection easy” by whatshisface on Sunday April 29, 2018 @11:29PM (#16955501)
Wouldn't all the overstimulation harden them to dopamine attacks? Normally if you're exposed to something you get used to it, especially if it's a pleasure.
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Re:“Lifefaker.com makes faking perfection easy” by pavs on Monday April 30, 2018 @12:27AM (#16955731)
That's a common misconception of how dopamine works.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-who-stray/2017...

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Re:“Lifefaker.com makes faking perfection easy” by Zeklandia on Monday April 30, 2018 @09:48AM (#16958511)
Is your name short for Pavlov?
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Re:“Lifefaker.com makes faking perfection easy” by godelski on Sunday April 29, 2018 @11:48PM (#16955582)
> Normally if you're exposed to something you get used to it, especially if it's a pleasure.

Heroin, nicotine, sugar... People just increase dosages.

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Re:“Lifefaker.com makes faking perfection easy” by ghostcluster on Monday April 30, 2018 @01:40AM (#16956050)
Wouldn't all the heroin harden the junkie to the effects of heroin? ;)
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Re:“Lifefaker.com makes faking perfection easy” by ryanlol on Monday April 30, 2018 @05:06AM (#16956981)
Yes, heroin tolerance is a thing.
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Re:“Lifefaker.com makes faking perfection easy” by jamiethompson on Monday April 30, 2018 @06:26AM (#16957343)
Yes, but crucially it doesn't cause the user to use less heroin.
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Re:“Lifefaker.com makes faking perfection easy” by siavosh on Sunday April 29, 2018 @11:38PM (#16955544)
I think that’s only true if it’s a predictable reward function; if you add a random variable, in the words of Mr. Miyagi, “no can defense.”
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Re:“Lifefaker.com makes faking perfection easy” by oblio on Monday April 30, 2018 @03:46AM (#16956607)
https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2018/01/12/birdcage-liners/

> How do we prevent extinction? By only giving treats some of the time. So the dog learns something more subtle. When my master says come and I obey, I might get a treat. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t. That way, if I obey and don’t get the treat, I shouldn’t panic. I should still always come when he says come because that’s still the best way to get the most treats. Intermittent reinforcement works better.

> This sounds like what Facebook was doing to me.

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Re:“Lifefaker.com makes faking perfection easy” by ModernMech on Monday April 30, 2018 @12:20AM (#16955695)
Sure, but that doesn't stop you from seeking the pleasure still. Ever been to a casino? In the worst case we call this behavior addiction.
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Re:“Lifefaker.com makes faking perfection easy” by mateuszf on Monday April 30, 2018 @01:45AM (#16956080)
It just means that to get the same pleasure you need more dopamine.
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