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Addicted to Information?

Posted by michael on from the metafilter dept.

SiMac writes "According to this New York Times article, two Harvard faculty members say that information causes a "dopamine squirt" in humans, a rush similar to that given by narcotics. Just as narcotics are addictive, information is as well. They've given the disorder of information addiction the name 'pseudo-ADD' because it tends to cause somewhat ADD-like symptoms."

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  1. Doubling up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I like to smoke pot while I endlessly press the refresh button on Slashdot.

  2. Yes I am addicted by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    If the information you're talking about means naked young hot girls doing naughty things, I do get a big rush out of it.

    I don't know what this "dopamine squirt" means, but if it's a milky white sticky substance, then yes this happens to me too.

  3. Re:yeah, I know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    No, we write off as BS prescribing Ritalin to any kid who's not 'normal'. Forcing them to take it.

    We also don't like when people use these 'disorders' to get special treatment, like getting extra time to write tests, being excused from certain requirements, etc.