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Question about the "dopaminergic" aspect of screen time.

Discussion in 'Self Improvement' started by dissolve, Jan 26, 2024.

  1. dissolve

    dissolve Fapstronaut

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    Hello friends!

    In addition to practicing nofap, I have also been radically limiting my screen time.

    My question: do any of you know if screens are inherently dopaminergic and have a consequent risk of compromising attempt to free oneself from addiction, or does this just have specifically to do with the screens that we tend to use for reward-based purposes (the dopamine surge of compulsively checking texts and messages and stuff)?

    Feel free to link to scientific sources if you have them.
     
  2. SuperFan

    SuperFan Fapstronaut

    The screens themselves aren't the problems as much as what content you're consuming on them.

    Porn and social media are designed to be extremely dopaminergic. Eliminating porn and dramatically reducing social media use is a very good start.

    You can tell it's less about the screen and more about the content just by doing a simple movie test: what movie engages your eyes and attention more strongly--a slow drama about a failing marriage, or a Michael-Bay-directed action movie where there's a cut every half-second? In both cases you're "looking at a screen."

    If you're watching a long-form lecture by Jordan Peterson on YouTube, that's far less dopaminergic than if you're binging dozens of Jordan Peterson clips on YouTube Shorts.

    It just depends on what you're giving your attention to ... or in some cases, on what is demanding your attention whether you like it or not.
     

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