YSK: youshouldknow is for helpful facts, not philosophy.

Overall, like, I don’t disagree? But I think your use of the term “new things” is just a little vague here. It seems you mean products, like a new Taco Bell menu item. But experiencing “new things” is a valuable part of how our brains grow, and I will always tell people to seek that out.

Your philosophy rests upon the assumption that people who want to try everything all do so in a desperate bid for happiness, but that’s really just not true.

Addicts can fall into consumerism to get their dopamine kick. Which, to your credit, I think is the point you’re trying to make.

But the points about different types of food… it’s not just about squeezing dopamine out? There’s a beautiful world of cuisines and flavors. Cooking is a skill, and learning to cook something outside of your wheelhouse is extremely satisfying.

Nevermind the fact that all foods don’t make you happy the same way. Are you telling me that if I slid a dish of some unrecognizeable organ meat stew toward you, you’d lap it up with the same voracity as you would your favorite meal from childhood?

The same could be said of any skill. Dopamine is one of the mechanics our brain uses to reward us for doing things that help us, it’s not some evil thing that has to be kept in a cage. It just shouldn’t be chased for its own sake.

Your example of the rats on cocaine paints a picture of why people should try new things. Those rats have fallen into a repetitive, self-destructive behavior, and are only consuming cocaine because they’re chasing dopamine and it’s giving diminishing returns, so they focus on more drugs over food. The same way people addicted to consumerism focus on new product to fill the void over real growth and contentedness.

You could even get in the habit of only eating the same thing over again, as new things just don’t give you that same feeling. We see this with hyperprocessed foods a lot. Anecdotally, most people I’ve met know an adult that only eats chicken nuggets. Which is also not good for you, as our bodies need a variety of nutrients that we historically get through different types of food.

Overall, I can see what you’re trying to get at. But you need to refine and focus your points. It also seems that you’re addressing too broad an audience, this is for consumerism addicts and people struggling with depression. But please refine your statement before trying to address those groups.