do not start gambling. go outside and locate a bug. now post it on inaturalist. bam. nature’s gacha game
The “gambling” reward pathway aka the inconsistent reward pathway literally evolved for things like this! Foraging! Trying new recipes! Experimenting with a new technique while crafting! Any essential human activity that might get you something useful, but also might just make some trash.
There is nothing inherently unhealthy about that reward feeling! You can have that same feeling in a healthy way!!!! Corporations are taking advantage of it for profit, don’t let them!!!!!!
Mushroom hunting! Birding! Trying a new technique in a craft you’re already familiar with! Mixing random sauces in your fridge to see if any of them taste good!!!
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wild mushroom perfec t size for to put in human mouth. mushroom very tasty and delicious put wild mushroom in human mouth. no problems ever human inconsistent reward pathway best for mushroom foraging for put mushroom in human mouth
and now i see we’ve gone back to gambling
I mean. In context it’s clear that the “gambling” with mushroom hunting is in the low stakes of “will I find a cool mushroom or not?”
obviously it’s not saying “gamble on eating mushrooms you don’t know anything about”
However i admit a different example would have been much clearer (and less hilarious)
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