to discuss with smart people about the effect that has tiktok on young people's brain " Can't think of much else than that you are trying to get some affirmations that you are better than others for not using tiktok" you are able to think?

I dont think there is a dopamine relationship between posting on a forum discussion and scrolling like a braindead on a dumb app watching dumb videos Maybe there is another relation that doesnt include dopamine tho, but not sure The business model of a social network is based on one thing: attention We don't pay a social network to use it, we pay for it with our attention, with the hours of sleep we can't find and the time we spend postponing our tasks. So the goal is to get maximum attention, like facebook snapchat instagram or even youtube (ytshorts) but these apps are less addictive than tiktok (from what I see) the tiktok model is different and as soon as you open the application, you already consume content chosen expressly for you, automatically, instantly with a single action to perform: swipe up to get your next dose of dopamine and.. 10 minutes later you're still on the swipping toilet with your poop in the bottom, because you had no conscious choice to make while the app sends you endless short and stimulating content to test your interests when you swipe for the first time it's obvious, over time it refines what you're looking for, what you like and the strength of tiktok is that it manages to adapt to you but also through others means, such as location, your browsing history, your followers, shares, time spent in comments (if so), how long you spend on a video before moving on to the next one In a few hours this application manages to analyze your musical tastes your sense of humor your sexual orientation and the state of your mental health You will get your shot of dopamine with each content you like to watch, or each content that will surprise you and in this case, the shot will be even stronger because it plays on the fact that an unpredictable reward provokes greater activity in the brain regions of reward than those that we see coming It's like those who are addicted to the casino, they are not addicted because they win every time but it is hope that holds them. There, it's the dopamine that's got you. The more variable the reward the stronger the addiction, the addiction starts when she sees your index finger swiping up and the short snippets of trending music he had left looping in his subconscious as a source of dopamine , once it gets used to the reward associated with its signals, it learns to anticipate the release of dopamine and produces it even before the video has time to please you. The more you use tiktok, the more shots of dopamine you have, the less effective they are, the more rapid and frequent doses you need. And from there, any activity that isn't about jumping from one dopamine spike to another in a matter of seconds that provides instant gratification is going to feel like an eternity. You will lose motivation to seek a long-term reward. If the addiction is linked to mental issues like depression, anxiety, it's because it leaves no room for your future, you'll lose the focus you need to read, work, watch a movie, spend screen-free time with your loved ones, you will lose the ability to think. Studies have proven that addiction and dopamine overload are the cause of brain cell death. The more you indulge in that dopamine, the dumber you are, the less creative you are, the more stupid decisions you make. which ultimately reduces the width of your mental band that drives your intelligent decisions. And the less you are able to make intelligent decisions, the more your brain will turn to what it already knows.

yes ofc, just because you do it

it's funny how you think you're better while you're spending your time doing basically the same shit just at a different platform