We know that gambling is addictive, even though games of chance aren't literally injecting chemicals into your body. The lights, the sounds, and the feelings all work hand in hand to get your brain to develop those chemicals instead.
And, to suit, slot machine manufacturers hire psychologists and use tuned sensory input to keep gamblers gambling. It's no secret.
Whether intentionally or not, systems like TikTok easily replicate this effect to keep people switching back and scrolling all day.
Yet people know better than to let kids into casinos, but they'll stick them with a tablet with TikTok.
That old dopamine hit; whether you get it through a drug, wins, or praise, it's the same "high". And you can lead any creature by the nose if you know how to induce and (ab)use it just right.
The same goes for those mobile games. Or, I guess, any video game. You do something, you get your reward. This makes you happy, and you want to do it again.
See: South Park: Freemium isn't Free
American Dad: Salute your Sllort (Klaus' B-story, where he gets addicted to a clicker). Yes, ironic, I know, but they both deal with this shit in their own absurdist ways. They know what they're doing.
We know that gambling is addictive, even though games of chance aren't literally injecting chemicals into your body. The lights, the sounds, and the feelings all work hand in hand to get your brain to develop those chemicals instead.
And, to suit, slot machine manufacturers hire psychologists and use tuned sensory input to keep gamblers gambling. It's no secret.
Whether intentionally or not, systems like TikTok easily replicate this effect to keep people switching back and scrolling all day.
Yet people know better than to let kids into casinos, but they'll stick them with a tablet with TikTok.
That old dopamine hit; whether you get it through a drug, wins, or praise, it's the same "high". And you can lead any creature by the nose if you know how to induce and (ab)use it just right.
The same goes for those mobile games. Or, I guess, any video game. You do something, you get your reward. This makes you happy, and you want to do it again.
See: South Park: Freemium isn't Free American Dad: Salute your Sllort (Klaus' B-story, where he gets addicted to a clicker). Yes, ironic, I know, but they both deal with this shit in their own absurdist ways. They know what they're doing.