But the high is a lie. Within hours—sometimes minutes—the dopamine crashes. And what rushes in its place is something far worse: regret, shame, and the dawning realization that you’ve now become part of the very thing you despised.
Historically, this is the "Law of Retaliation" or "an eye for an eye." It was designed not to encourage violence, but to limit it—ensuring that a punishment was proportionate to the crime. retali