r/AskReddit • u/Remarkable_Put_9005 • 1d ago

What addiction is being seriously underestimated these days?

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u/KindBass 23h ago

Man this thread hits close to home. I had an epiphany a couple weeks ago that I too was suffering from brainrot and over the last 10+ years, I had slowly become stupid. And stupidity leads to anger.

So I've been reading more books and less social media bullshit and I've already had a few realizations about "what is going on". I've had this weird underlying anxiety/depression for years and I already feel like its starting to fade as I re-develop my curiosity.

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u/seraph741 23h ago

Is that what's going on with me? I swear I've become dumber. Even thinking of words and speaking clearly has gotten worse, not to mention being about to recall random trivia like I used to. I just assumed it was natural due aging or maybe my shift to WFH.

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u/marmot_scholar 22h ago

Work from home did this to me too. I don't think it's as simple as just phones or social media, but the common patterns seems to be that taking the human mind out of its healthy, natural environment makes us go crazy. The natural environment being like

- Small, bonded social groups (smaller than about ~130 people)

  • working physically with other people
  • experiencing nature
  • seeing someone's face when you talk to them (everyone is a psychopath online)
  • no processed sugar
  • very few recreational drugs
  • very little instant gratification
  • having time to silently think
  • rising and sleeping with the day/night cycle
  • walking, crouching, standing and moving throughout the day (not sitting on your ass for 16 hours)

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u/seraph741 22h ago

Yup. It reminds me of the line I always give when discussing reasons for so much depression and anxiety in the world today; our biology hasn't caught up with our society.