The Relationship Between Pleasure, Pain, and Our Extreme Online Existence

Dr. Anna Lemke is a professor of psychiatry at Stanford University and author of Dopamine Nation. She argues that the internet, social media, and our phones are addictive in ways similar to drugs, alcohol, or tobacco. Dr. Lemke cites skyrocketing rates of anxiety and depression as one consequence of our collective Dopamine addiction. We can reset our brains to have a healthier relationship with technology around us.