I have a theory that the draw of checking the various communication apps is connected to the deep desire for the divine to answer us. We are enchanted by the idea that we can speak to someone who is not physically present. I am not sure if dopamine plays as big a role in telephone dependence as we think it does. It’s rather that it takes away the pain of God never answering, and this is particularly true of social media, where we are hearing from people whom we admire. No one is enjoying themselves when they keep refreshing the same things all day, every day; there’s something else that it’s doing for them.
Sicily 6/27/24
Sicily 6/27/24
Sicily 6/27/24
I have a theory that the draw of checking the various communication apps is connected to the deep desire for the divine to answer us. We are enchanted by the idea that we can speak to someone who is not physically present. I am not sure if dopamine plays as big a role in telephone dependence as we think it does. It’s rather that it takes away the pain of God never answering, and this is particularly true of social media, where we are hearing from people whom we admire. No one is enjoying themselves when they keep refreshing the same things all day, every day; there’s something else that it’s doing for them.