Is this really true?

What do you guys on Lemmy say? Most of us are tech people so we are more used to being alone with our thoughts perhaps.

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There’s a distinct line between social/sense deprivation torture and simple inner reflection or meditation. Just saying. It’s maybe for every individual different, but there definitely is.

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“Most people?”

Even though all participants had previously stated that they would pay money to avoid being shocked with electricity, 67% of men and 25% of women chose to inflict it on themselves rather than just sit there quietly and think, the team reports online today in Science.

That doesn’t really sound all that conclusive to me.

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You could find a conclusion or two. For example, men are not used to just being alone and thinking, compared to women.

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I’m with you. Sidenote, I first read your username as “Pizza_Sluts_4Ever” lmao

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I would probably spam the button out of bordem lol

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That seems to be the real conclusion here, IMO. People play with things when they’re bored.

I’m not really sure how you can even run an experiment that conclusively says that people don’t like to be with their thoughts.

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Ok, but how painful is the shock? If it’s only mildly uncomfortable then this isn’t surprising at all.

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