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Have you ever put something in your shopping cart and never actually ordered it, just for the dopamine kick? In South Korea, websites built to deliver this satisfying feeling are spreading fast.

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00:00South Korea's Gen Z is getting dopamine hits from fake shopping apps.
00:05They're called dopamine sites and look exactly like shopping apps.
00:10You browse products, you add things to your cart, you can even track the delivery.
00:16But here's the twist.
00:17Nothing is real.
00:19No products, no payments, nothing ever arrives.
00:23And yet users say they still get the same rush as online shopping, just without spending a cent.
00:29Most of the apps we use are designed to keep us hooked.
00:33Endless scrolling, notifications, gamification, constant dopamine hits.
00:39These fake shopping sites flip that idea on its head.
00:43They give people the feeling of shopping without the actual purchase.
00:47So is this a clever way to avoid impulse spending?
00:51Or is it a sign that we've become so conditioned by apps that we crave the process more than the
00:57product?
00:57What do you think?
00:59How do you think?
00:59What you think.
00:59What are the basics.
00:59How do you want to catch?
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