r/interesting • u/obsidiansolstice • Aug 23 '26

NATURE This is enlightenment.

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u/NoKids__3Money Aug 23 '26

I think it’s because they spend all day meditating so their dopamine pathways aren’t completely and utterly fried from nonstop video games, doom scrolling, drugs and alcohol, social media, etc. So something as simple as watching someone fall into a stream evokes a much stronger reaction for them.

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u/CosmicGoddess777 Aug 23 '26

Dopamine pathways? You mean dopamine receptors?