“No human being is innocent, but there is a class of innocent human actions called Games.”
– W. H. Auden

“We can do much to reduce the shame and the stigma of drug addiction, once medical professionals, and we as a society, understand that addiction is not just ‘a disease of the brain,’ but one in which the circuits that enable us to exert free will no longer function as they should.”
– Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse

“Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.”
– Demosthenes

“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.”
– William James

“Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

“If I only had three words of advice, they would be, Tell the Truth. If got three more words, I’d add, all the time.” – Randy Pausch

Straw Man Arguments is a popular dopamine game that employs an obvious ploy — misrepresenting what was said. The objective is to “win” disputes by questioning, disproving, dismissing, trivializing, mocking, being offended by, and/or objecting to what wasn’t said.

Complaining, Scapegoating, Certainty, Gossiping, Denial, and Notice Me! are popular dopamine games that offer invaluable insights into mentalbators and mentalbation.