Re:Technology is Heroin (2009)
by VladRussian2 on Monday September 09, 2013 @03:45AM
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correct title should have been "Technology is Dopamine". It is really surprising to not see a mentioning of dopamine in an article on addiction of technology.
Btw, dopamine is also key player in heroin addiction.
>Yet people take breaks from technology and the internet all the time and are perfectly fine.
people take breaks from smoking, for example, all the time (i'm saying this as a 10 years long smoker - i was taking breaks from smoking and i was perfectly fine, just wanted to smoke the way i want to check email periodically. Quit smoking 10+ years ago, still check email/stocks/news looking for the "rush" though :)
But seriously saying Technology is Heroin is like saying Obama is Hitler.
Heroin is a serious fucking drug that will destroy your life. If your a heroin addict you can't just stop doing heroin and go back packing in the forest for a week.
Yet people take breaks from technology and the internet all the time and are perfectly fine. Theres plenty of technology to be afraid of; dying in a car accident, sitting in a chair too much, but Instagraming every meal you eat is not one of them, thats just a little weird.