cross-posted from: https://lemmy.org/post/3793773
The way everything makes you happy is the same. The hormones through which they make you happy is the same and there is no limit to this. For example, you might think that a certain type of food makes you happy in a different way than another type of food but this is an illusion, they are all the same actually. They all make you secrete more dopamine and nothing more or different. Every kind of drug makes you happy in the same way. Furthermore, the more things you experience that makes you happy, the harder it will become for you to be happy because your standards will increase each time. So please keep this in mind, you dont have to try everything in life even if it is for only once. Every happiness that you experience is the same. Dont fall into the illusion that they are different just because the source of happiness is different, it is always the same happiness. There is only one type of happiness. There was an experiment where they gave rats dopamine and then those rats died from hunger. The happiness you experience from eating is the same as the happiness from cocaine. They are all the same. Do not fall for consumerism.
YSK: youshouldknow is for helpful facts, not philosophy.
Overall, like, I don’t disagree? But I think your use of the term “everything in the world” is just a little vague here. It seems you mean products, like a new Taco Bell menu item. But experiencing “everything in the world” is a valuable part of how our brains grow, and I will always tell people to seek that out.
Your philosophy rests upon the assumption that people who want to try everything all do so in a desperate bid for happiness, but that’s really just not true.
Addicts can fall into consumerism to get their dopamine kick. Which, to your credit, I think is the point you’re trying to make.
But the points about different types of food… it’s not just about squeezing dopamine out? There’s a beautiful world of cuisines and flavors. Cooking is a skill, and learning to cook something outside of your wheelhouse is extremely satisfying.
Nevermind the fact that all foods don’t make you happy the same way. Are you telling me that if I slid a dish of some unrecognizeable organ meat stew toward you, you’d lap it up with the same voracity as you would your favorite meal from childhood?
Dopamine is one of the mechanics our brain uses to reward us for doing things that help us, it’s not some evil thing that has to be kept in a cage. It just shouldn’t be chased for its own sake.
Your example of the rats on cocaine paints a picture of why people should try new things. Those rats have fallen into a repetitive, self-destructive behavior, and are only consuming cocaine because they’re chasing dopamine and it’s giving diminishing returns, so they focus on more drugs over food. The same way people addicted to consumerism focus on new product to fill the void over real growth and contentedness.
You could even get in the habit of only eating the same thing over again, as new things just don’t give you that same feeling. We see this with hyperprocessed foods a lot. Anecdotally, most people I’ve met know an adult that only eats chicken nuggets. Which is also not good for you, as our bodies need a variety of nutrients that we historically get through different types of food.
Overall, I can see what you’re trying to get at. But you need to refine and focus your points. It also seems that you’re addressing too broad an audience, this is for consumerism addicts and people struggling with depression. But please refine your statement before trying to address those groups.