I'm defending my brain against enshittification with Belvita cookies and jazz
Defending my own brain against enshittification
A tech worker who traded startup chaos for a corporate job describes how small rituals—like a 3pm tea-and-Belvita break, a train commute, and dressing impeccably—help him resist the dopamine firehose of modern life. He argues that embracing slight discomfort and slow pleasures builds resilience against enshittification, and shares his plan to bring similar routines to his work-from-home days.
Taking comfort in activities that deliver small drips of dopamine slowly instead of a truckload of it instantly is helping me a lot, I think.