san diego tampa
las vegas miami
austin columbus
san jose dallas
portland seattle
st louis detroit
brooklyn queens
san francisco boston
atlanta dc
missoula burlington
philadelphia newark
tucson new orleans
la houston
this pop science framing of certain neurotransmitters as something like the chemical seed of some corresponding emotional/behavioral state - it reminds me of hippocrates’ four humors
The most rare personality type is someone high in the dopamine, serotonin, & oxytocin brain systems. Meaning open minded, highly organized, good with people. This is the ultimate trifecta of life.
it’s a simple but strong strategy, it cuts straight to emotion. when I was 17 the mall vendors hijacked my body’s emotion and willpower to make me believe in the power balance band in less than two minutes.
there’s a strawman-reliant manufactured surprise that quacks will use to sell you something that already belongs to you. im interested in its genealogy in the west. you can see it in llm rhetoric, I think it’s very present in woo circles as well.
every DC-based political operative bio is like: “Strategist. Storyteller. Girldad. Fighter of good fights. Lives on a diet of coffee and red wine, but usually not in the same cup 🤫. Always down to yap about redistricting. Hook ‘em 🤘”