The subject of social media and dopamine has been on my mind for some time now. As an ADHD-er who is biologically dopamine deficient I know on a personal level how susceptible I am to the power of likes, clicks and shares and have been working to ensure that I maintain healthy boundaries. The luxury to be able to abandon social media entirely however is a modern privilege because for most of us it is part of either our working life, or the best way to stay in the loop with far away friends and family. For the disabled community it is also a life-line, giving access to social groups and activities that might otherwise be off limits.
Last week the British Psychological Society Research Digest encouraging me to delve a little deeper into what type of content is most likely to capture our attention. Referencing a study in PNAS, I found that found we are more likely to share negative posts, especially if they are about our perceived opponent or an outside group that we disagree with. The study used politics as the frame, but highlighted the connection between our compulsive use of social media and a shift towards binary and polarized thinking, which is relevant in many spheres, including the Neurodiversity community.
Yes, we all get angry about the things that make us passionate (and rightly so) but are we being drawn into a kind of addictive rage where chastisement and assumptions make us feel so much better than atonement and nuance? For those of us in the Neurodivergent...
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