Sing karaoke while live news is streaming in the background.
This machine mimics our scrolling lives on Instagram, as social media profits off our most extreme emotions. These companies do not care when you see a cute kitten or the results of a bomb strike… as long as it feeds your dopamine-fueled addiction. What’s left is an anxiety-inducing cocktail of images stripped from their value and context. There is no more time for any valid emotions you feel, leading to a strange kind of nihilism that makes us confused about when to laugh, when to cry, or when to take action at all.

Related information:

• How to delete your Instagram account 
• Dopamine Economy (Calicchio, 2024)
  How the pleasure neurotransmitter influences our life, and how neuromarketing strategies work.
  
• Homo Ludens (Huizinga, 1938)
  is a foundational work in game theory, arguing that play is inherent to life and predates culture. Most importantly, the book was written as a warning against fascist ideals: in modern cultures, there is no room for play, and this will make civilization impossible.