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When digital alerts hijack your nervous system

Every notification makes my heart race like something urgent is happening but it is always just someone liking a photo I posted three days ago

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The notification economy exploits fight-or-flight responses designed for genuine threats, creating chronic stress around trivial social signals.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The internet — origin story and examined present?”

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