Definition: The sinister corporate/political strategy of deliberately engineering products, platforms, or messages solely to trigger addictive dopamine hits in your brain. Think infinite scroll, rage-bait headlines, algorithmically curated echo chambers, or ChatGPT telling you exactly what you want to hear. They’re not selling a product; they’re farming your brain chemicals for engagement and profit.
Example: “Don’t kid yourself, TikTok isn’t fun – it’s pure Dopamine Farming. Every swipe, every ‘trending’ sound, every outrage-bait political tweet is meticulously designed to keep you hooked like a lab rat hitting the pleasure button. Put the phone down before they harvest your whole attention span.”