Spencer Cox: “Researchers show that by turning off cable news, we get…”

“So I tell people to turn off cable news. It's really important. I'm 12 years sober now, and it was the best decision we made. By the way, this is a real thing. Researchers show that by turning off cable news, we get addicted to outrage. Dopamine is released when we see or witness outrage. So there's a dopamine hit, just like fentanyl drugs, just like gambling. This sugar is similar.” (56:05–56:11)

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