In this solo episode of the Justin Our Minds Podcast, I break down the rise of consumer culture from the 1950s to today and how it’s evolved into a full-blown dopamine economy.

We went from ads telling us what to buy… to social media engineering what we feel. Every swipe, like, notification, and micro-hit of validation has shaped a generation addicted to speed, convenience, and instant gratification.

We dive into how a culture built on consumption slowly transformed into a culture of short-fix dopamine chasing, where attention spans collapse, self-awareness disappears, and people move through life on autopilot modern-day dopamine zombies.