dopamine rush
A dopamine rush is a storm of reward hormones unleashed in the brain all at once. One notification from social media slaps you to the screen, turning self-control into a distant memory, a perfect accomplice to self-delusion and laziness. Lured by its sweet whisper, people tumble into the endless purgatory of infinite scrolling. The illusion of bliss vanishes in an instant, spawning an infinite loop of craving the same hit. It is a cunning trap of pleasure that imprisons modern humans in a digital dependency.