A new study finds we’re not very good at entertaining ourselves. By Matthew Hutson
The Atlantic being a dick paywalled this article.
Here’s the last archived version -
Jeez, what is going on in y’all’s thoughts? I’d absolutely rather be alone with my thoughts than be electrically shocked.
My thoughts often drift to uh- not so savory things, so I always need music or something in the background
In fact, I once asked to be put in a mental hospital due to those thoughts!
I hope you are feeling better these days.
I am! Thank you
i also struggle to understand; are they like depressive thoughts?
Not only depressive, but also kicking the bucket so to speak. They aren’t fun when all you’re left with is your thoughts
Shitty paywall
Ok. I have no idea of how it works, but apparently if you go desktop mode it unlock. 🤷♂️
Sorry, that was a bit harsh, didn’t mean to be. I tried reader view and desktop, it didn’t work for me
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I spend most of my time alone with my thoughts and I would prefer it to electric shocks.
I think Vsauce did an episode of Mindfield where Michael tests this. Basically have the person wait in a room with a button that shocks them (lightly) when pressed. Even when the person knows the button will shock them, they still press it in the majority of cases out of a combination of curiosity and boredom.
Wtf? No.
What about if you dream about shocking yourself all the time? I have jumper cables and battery chargers. I’m perfectly capable of licking things too.
In the original study isnt there one outlier that shocked themselves like 200 times lmao
