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		Aurornis 2 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EU to crack down on TikTok, Instagram's 'addictive... Argument was literally that “social media triggers dopamine” which was supposed to imply something else. Stop trying to say “dopamine” when you really mean to refer to a behavioral problem.

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codethief 1 day ago [–]

> Argument was literally that “social media triggers dopamine”

It wasn't though? They said

> the addictive patterns in these apps trigger dopamine the same way drugs do

(emphasis mine)

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