Episode 40: Dopamine + Culture

During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we discuss Dopamine + Culture. There has been more and more talk about “web3” recently, talk which will only continue to grow louder.  We haven’t quite delved into how web3 will potentially dovetail with […]

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During this episode of the Grim Drive Podcast, where we explore mental health through the lens of professional sports and athletes, we discuss Dopamine + Culture.

There has been more and more talk about “web3” recently, talk which will only continue to grow louder.  We haven’t quite delved into how web3 will potentially dovetail with collective mental health, but in this episode we cover how the internet (web1) and social media (web2) continue to impact collective mental health through our over-reliance on dopamine release.  Amongst other hormones discussed in this episode, dopamine is often referred to as “the molecule of more” and for good reason.  No other hormone seems to create addictive tendencies quite like dopamine, and our current culture isn’t short on sources of this risky hormone. We reflect on an article written by Anna Lembke called “Digital Addictions are Drowning us in Dopamine” as well as a twitter thread by Zain Kahn (@heykahn) which shines a light on how life in the present day is so much different than life in the 50’s.

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Helpful Links:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/digital-addictions-are-drowning-us-in-dopamine-11628861572https://www.everydayhealth.com/hormones/guide/ Zain Kahn on Twitter:  @heykahn

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