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0 pointsna856y ago0 comments

>The irrational decision to return to a environment where they get burned, again and again? Why?

You'd have to ask a psychologist, but I'm sure the dopamine hit that comes from all the attention plays a role.

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So the abuse is not actually a "pain" that outweighs the dopamine hits?

na85OP6y ago

I'm not a medical expert and neither are you. You're trying to apply broad logic to a situation that is illogical and nuanced.

adventskalender6y ago

I don't think so. The story here is "horrible things happen to underage girls who hang out on Instagram". So I don't need to be a doctor to evaluate "horrible things". Either horrible things happen, or not.

In the real world, what if somebody would be beaten up in a certain part of town, every time they go there, and they keep returning. You wouldn't have to be a doctor to ask "why does he keep returning".

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