From cupcakes to Angry Birds, our minds are being used against us – and what’s more, we’re letting it happen.

The tendency for our minds to seek neurochemical satisfaction has been ruthlessly and mercilessly exploited by capitalism. Technology has meant that marketing men, web developers and the food industry have perfected the art of tuning into our most atavistic needs and providing us, like doped-up lab rats, with an easy lever to press repeatedly, mindlessly. From cupcakes to Angry Birds, our minds are being used against us – and what’s more, we’re letting it happen.

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