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The dopamine content in everyday products is rising, and AI just spiked the concentration again.

Sign-trackers get hooked on cues like notifications and badges, and most apps are built around them.

ADHD brains need more dopamine to feel anything, which makes the marketplace especially dangerous for them.

Psst. Hey. Come here. I've got something you're going to love. Personalized. Potent. Guaranteed to make you feel good, at least for a little while. First one's free.

Psst. Hey. Come here.

I've got something you're going to love. Personalized. Potent. Guaranteed to make you feel good, at least for a little while. First one's free.

You've probably accepted that offer a dozen times today without realizing it. The product is dopamine, and the dealers are everywhere:

Pinging your work friend to make fun of the speaker during a Teams town hall. Placing a five-dollar live bet on Messi to score the next goal. Letting your kid buy a Roblox skin if they make their bed. These are product features designed, tested, and shipped to sell you more dopamine per second.

And the latest dealer may be the scariest one yet.

Artificial intelligence (AI) discovers your specific reward pattern and adjusts in real time. Virtual........

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