e.g. Video games, Movies, TV, Anime, etc…

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    Happiness is a release of chemicals to receptors in your brain. If doing something makes you happy, then it makes you happy.

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        Well yes, that’s why people do drugs.

        Usually doing it forever runs up against other problems like paying for it, holding down a job or health problems

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        Why else would people use drugs? The problem is that the side effects from drugs tend to increase unhappiness when you’re not on them.

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        Yes, all happiness is a release of chemicals in our brain. Dopamine from memes, oxytocin from petting a dog or a good hug, tryptophan from a good meal, endorphins from an intense workout, all are not much different from heroine and are addictive, just not as intense and without extreme physical side effects.

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        drugs only make you feel happy when you first start, eventually you use them to not feel bad
        also when you have a heart attack and almost die and are crippled for life: that’s sad
        basically, they only work temporarily and overall makes shit worse

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          Why are you not shooting up heroin right now?

          You make a good point. I now know what I’m doing today!