The Importance of Neurotransmitter Diversification

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There is a word that I think originated in the polyamory space called Compergion which is to be happy for someone else's well-being and success and not jealous. We are the richest generation ever to live in material standards on this planet but we need people who are content with absolute versus relative wealth. As far as our behavior maybe there needs to be a term that is neurotransmitter diversification. There is a four-legged stool of our main neurotransmitters dopamine and dorphins serotonin and oxytocin, most people are on a one-legged stool which is dopamine. Dopamine drives our addictions our food our social media all kinds of things.

Last Friday we released Nate's annual Earth Day presentation for 2023: a reflection on ~3 dozen common English words which are semantically disconnected from what they really mean - paired alongside more biophysically accurate terms. Building on that theme, this week’s Frankly is a thought experiment of which ecological and systems concepts do not exist in the English language - but perhaps should. All of this is to say, the semantics and connotations of our language are extremely powerful and have direct impacts on the way we think and act. Could shaping our speech to be more accurate, empathetic, and comprehensive cause our aggregate actions to do the same?

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