#Microblog Monday 602: Dopamine Sites

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I recently read about dopamine sites, which mimic online shopping, except no actual purchase happens. It’s like window shopping, but you go through the motions of clicking on the product and adding it to a cart and fake checking out. Just nothing actually shows up at your house.

I’ve said the same thing before about the library. I sometimes went when I wanted the high of buying a new book, but I didn’t want to spend money. I would take a stack of books home—for free!—and pretend they were mine for three weeks. Anyway, it’s an interesting article about these sites where you can buy items or order food, spend zero dollars, and feel like you got to choose something.

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