<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@david_chisnall" class="u-url mention">@<span>david_chisnall</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://haunted.computer/@iximeow" class="u-url mention">@<span>iximeow</span></a></span> I hope it is clear to people reading this that the pleasant experience of eating chilis is not fully due to “dopamine response” and that people who do enjoy chilis often prefer the flavour of one over that of another. I think, to your point, there is a barrier that you must get past (with computers as well) before you can start to enjoy the wide array of genuine possibilities. This *discerned* enjoyment is not a dopamine illusion — but it may be enabled by it. So I would say any study that concluded “without dopamine, people hated the flavour of chilis” rather than “without dopamine, people were overwhelmed and unable to discern the flavour of chilis” is deeply flawed.</p>