I Think Social Media Does More Harm Than Good
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“Social media generate dopamine, associated with pleasure, and hence can drive addiction. The main problem is that when dopamine goes up, serotonin goes down. So, online communication is actually a major causative factor of unhappiness. Lustig also elaborates on how companies — both food manufacturers and electronics companies — capitalize on the biology of dopamine versus serotonin to get us addicted to their products. “ [b]~ Dr. Joseph Michael Mercola[/b], in a review of [i]“The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains”[/i] by [b]Robert H. Lustig, M.D.[/b] [c=#BF0000]http://amzn.to/2x3ZiJL[/c]
[/center]“Social media generate dopamine, associated with pleasure, and hence can drive addiction. The main problem is that when dopamine goes up, serotonin goes down. So, online communication is actually a major causative factor of unhappiness. Lustig also elaborates on how companies — both food manufacturers and electronics companies — capitalize on the biology of dopamine versus serotonin to get us addicted to their products. “ [b]~ Dr. Joseph Michael Mercola[/b], in a review of [i]“The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains”[/i] by [b]Robert H. Lustig, M.D.[/b] [c=#BF0000]http://amzn.to/2x3ZiJL[/c]
