Why Your Brain Treats Scrolling Like a Slot Machine You don’t just check your phone. You kneel to it. Every flick of your thumb is a ritual, every scroll a pull on a slot machine. You sit hunched, eyes glazed, waiting for the next flash — a funny clip, a shocking headline, a like, a … Read more
When Scarcity Turns Distance Into Desire People like to tell themselves they’re too smart to be manipulated, too independent to fall into obvious traps, too clear-headed to chase someone who isn’t giving them what they want. Then someone starts pulling away, and the same people who swore they would never beg find themselves staring at … Read more
The Illusion of Immunity You walk around like you’ve got armour on — too clever to be conned, too self‑reliant to be steered, too sharp to tumble into the traps other people trip over. Adorable. Lucky you then . That little pep‑talk in your head? That bit of swagger makes you easier to nudge off … Read more
You like to believe you’re in charge. That every decision you make comes from some deep well of independence. Clapp for yourself . You order your coffee, you pick your clothes, you swipe left or right, and you call that free will. But here’s the slap of truth: you’re not in control. You never were. … Read more
