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Dopamine Slop: The Pseudoscience Behind AI Addiction Discourse

Hank Green, Taylor Lorenz, social media addiction, and how dopamine became a scientific-sounding way to say you enjoy tech too much

Aug 7, 2026 · Livia Fioretti
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