Okay so gooning is like this: you stare at a screen or object for hours on end and your brain goes into this dissociative state where time basically stops. It's kind of like a digital drug, right? You get this rush of dopamine but then it turns into this foggy void where you're just vibing out.
People do it with phones all the time — scrolling TikTok or Instagram without really seeing anything. Or sitting in front of the computer working on something they don't care about. My cousin used to goon at his desk for 6 hours straight and he'd come back from it like a zombie.
The scary part is how easily accessible it is. Social media is basically engineered to keep us in this state.
People do it with phones all the time — scrolling TikTok or Instagram without really seeing anything. Or sitting in front of the computer working on something they don't care about. My cousin used to goon at his desk for 6 hours straight and he'd come back from it like a zombie.
The scary part is how easily accessible it is. Social media is basically engineered to keep us in this state.