"your real problem is dopamine addiction. have you tried cutting out sugar, snack foods, alcohol, porn, TV, video games,"
and the frustrating thing is I actually am trying to cut down on some of these (you can take the porn from my COLD DEAD HANDS) (...HAND) but there really isn't a point until the slow virtuous sources of pleasure become available to me.
would I rather play a video game, or go for an early morning walk with a close friend and spot the red flash of a cardinal in the misty woods? the second, sure! now ask me which one I can do when work starts before dawn and I come home afterward so low on fucks that I barely make it up the stairs!
most people already prefer fresh, organic, local food to Doritos! don't have to ask me twice! you do however need to hire me a personal chef who can spend hours every day planning meals, shopping, cooking, and cleaning the kitchen.
there's so many things like that. it's probably true that some people (not all! speaking of neurotransmitters) could come off psych meds if they were living a slow life of simple pleasures. BUT THAT IS A VERY BIG "IF."
and if you don't have the time and money and energy and lack of responsibilities necessary to live the simple life, I am extremely unconvinced that depriving yourself of the pleasures you can access does you any good at all.