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Hits of dopamine keep you hooked and tuned in!
Hits of dopamine keep you hooked and tuned in!
Dopamine may come from something very pleasurable or something hideous. Regardless, these chemical hits coming from media negatively impact our mental health and worldview by creating envy, stress, and angst. We end up wanting/needing more (like an addict), leaving us feeling worse and worse, impacting our relationships with others, and reducing our capacity to think critically.
Compare the "random sampling" of people representing differing points of view.
"Oh my gosh! Something major is happening!"
Based on the headline, is this critically time sensitive?
The following pictures show websites from the same day, September 2, 2022.
The following pictures show websites from the same day, September 2, 2022.
Notice the placement and wording used in the "hot" or "trending" topics.
"Raid" (Fox News) sounds so much worse than "Search" (Associated Press).
Highlighting something in red instantly draws the eye (CNN)
Both Fox News and CNN have potentially inflammatory headlines in the largest position on their pages.
Fox News and CNN (and most news media) are to the 2010s-present
Fox News and CNN (and most news media) are to the 2010s-present
as televangelism was in the 1970s & 1980s: both are driven by agendas, money, and a total lack of integrity.
as televangelism was in the 1970s & 1980s: both are driven by agendas, money, and a total lack of integrity.
The entire reason for existence is to make $$$!
The entire reason for existence is to make $$$!
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