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Algorithmic dopamine addiction is real af.

That’s why - sometimes - this feels like a methadone clinic for new joiners. 

 @603773e5 Hi, my name's Sam and I've been off exTwitter for 29 hours. 

 @603773e5 How are there decent people still on there who haven’t gotten suspended? Saying anything vaguely anti-fascist or even mildly disrespectful of white male supremacy or posting your username from another social media site can get you booted by the “free speech absolutist”. If Musk still allows you to stay around, you must be doing something wrong. 

 @603773e5 And like a drug, there's a point at which you have a moment of realization.  "Wait a minute, this thing stopped giving me pleasure YEARS ago.  Now all it does is take." 

 @603773e5 Thing is that it really is an addiction. For high follower count posters the dopamine fueled cycle of dependency is very real and in some ways stronger than hard drug addicts. Here is a Stanford article providing some background: https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2021/10/29/addictive-potential-of-social-media-explained/

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