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- Arturo Béjar, a former Meta employee, says the endless scroll drives a constant pursuit of dopamine.
- Internal Meta documents reveal concerns about Instagram's addictive nature, with one description comparing social media to a drug.
- Sonia Livingstone, a social psychology professor, notes that young users rapidly decide while scrolling, driven by near-term engagement.
- Together, the dynamics push reward tolerance higher and may shape rapid, impulsive content choices.
