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		_Algernon_ on July 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Excellence is a habit, but so is failure Being manipulated by greedy corporations into spending the bulk of your life in a human Skinner Box is enjoyable? Stop deluding yourself.

JanSt on July 7, 2023 | [–]

enjoying something != life fullfilment

Our biology enjoys those dopamine hits

maxfurman on July 7, 2023 | | [–]

Enjoyable in the chemical sense. It triggers your brain's reward pathways via dopamine just like anything else you enjoy.

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