Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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James Kimmel Jr., former litigator turned Yale School of Medicine researcher and author of The Science of Revenge, describes how elite law firm “pissing contests” became dopamine hit for dopamine hit. What felt like winning started to feel like addiction—until it spiraled into depression and a late-night reckoning.

Is revenge justice? Or is it a brain chemistry trap we mistake for righteousness?

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