Growth may never stop. Dopamine’s mandate is more. Change—representing either progress or loss of tradition, depending on one’s point of view—is inevitable. Only H&N circuits can bring about feelings of satisfaction, feelings that the end has been reached and it’s time to stop. Endorphins, endocannabinoids, and other H&N neurotransmitters tell us that our work is done, and now it’s time to enjoy the fruits of our labor. But dopamine suppresses these chemicals. Dopamine never rests. The game of politics is played 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and stopping to take a breath or saying the
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