Normie entertainment, or almost any entertainment, is meant to be enjoyed in direct or indirect company. A movie is generally an excuse to meet with your friends, to have a topic to discuss, the main source of dopamine is the social interaction. You're not supposed to rely on the movie as your only source of dopamine.
Compare these two scenarios
No wonder it's so hard to sit down and watch an episode of a show or a movie. Social interaction is a basic need, my brain forces me to interact, but all I can provide it with are cheap replacements like forums, imageboards and listening to podcasts. I feel like the last human on earth: no one to share experiences with, no way to progress, I could have the entire Library of Alexandria stored in my brain and it wouldn't make a difference. Unfortunately my brain doesn't register online interactions as real.
This applies to stuff like hobbies too. Traveling alone is being depressed in new places instead of enjoying it with your friends etc. People will say: just join a hobby group, but all such groups which advertise themselves consist of senior citizens who are not only old but also would make fun of me for hanging out with elderly while being young because I got ostracized so badly. You're supposed to have your initial friend group when you exit high school, then you can modify it by networking, but if you don't have this initial group, it's impossible to find anyone to interact with.
Compare these two scenarios
- having a sleepover, meeting with a bunch of friends, being slightly sleep-deprived, enjoying snacks and maybe even some beer and watching a movie together, with everyone commenting and laughing
- sitting in your room alone, consooming Doritos and vodka with the movie playing on your computer screen
No wonder it's so hard to sit down and watch an episode of a show or a movie. Social interaction is a basic need, my brain forces me to interact, but all I can provide it with are cheap replacements like forums, imageboards and listening to podcasts. I feel like the last human on earth: no one to share experiences with, no way to progress, I could have the entire Library of Alexandria stored in my brain and it wouldn't make a difference. Unfortunately my brain doesn't register online interactions as real.
This applies to stuff like hobbies too. Traveling alone is being depressed in new places instead of enjoying it with your friends etc. People will say: just join a hobby group, but all such groups which advertise themselves consist of senior citizens who are not only old but also would make fun of me for hanging out with elderly while being young because I got ostracized so badly. You're supposed to have your initial friend group when you exit high school, then you can modify it by networking, but if you don't have this initial group, it's impossible to find anyone to interact with.
