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Would you rather: Stab a photograph of your family five times with a sharp knife Or stick your hand in a bowl of live cockroaches?
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I'm someone who couldn't be farther removed from conspiracy theories but ermm, cockroaches are harmless and I'd rather not damage a family photo of mine...has nothing to do with believing it's sacred lol, just don't want to tear a picture of my family to shreds if it's a keepsake. If I have multiple copies then fine, I'd rather do that.
Guess it depends on the picture (old+sentimental).
Guess it depends on the picture (old+sentimental).
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Yeah like how is that practical at all, why would you ruin a photo when touching cockroaches for a bit harms nothing, that makes no sense to me at all.
I get the study but I think understanding people who fall for modern conspiracy theories is more complicated.
I'd respect the dead for example purely for my own feelings, but we had a whole "facts before feelings" movement of white guys that most likely believe at least one of the conspiracy theories surrounding US politics.
I'd respect the dead for example purely for my own feelings, but we had a whole "facts before feelings" movement of white guys that most likely believe at least one of the conspiracy theories surrounding US politics.
The only one I'd maybe pick option 2 on is the nickel but only because I hate sleeping in pajamas
I didn't realise someone was burried there. It was a mistake. But I didn't dig my heal in there but I may have disturbed dirt 🤷‍♀️
I said nickel for the second question, but only because I'm pretty sure those PJs wouldn't fit me. Manson was tiny. I said photo and grave for the other two.
Most photos I have displayed are old family pictures that were taken on film and I don't have any negatives, so I wouldn't want to lose them. I hate creepy-crawlies of all kinds, so I wouldn't want to stick my hand in a bowl of cockroaches, but it'd be preferable to losing an irreplaceable photo.
PJs is an easy choice. It wouldn't matter if they actually belonged to someone famous or not because I wouldn't believe such a claim anyway (especially if they were in my size), it's just a random pair of pajamas. No way I'm sticking some dirty old coin from the ground in my mouth.
Does waiting at the DMV include the time it would take to fly to the US from Australia, because that would be pretty inconvenient. Switch it out for Service NSW and sure, I'm not actually waiting for something so I'll just sit down and play the Switch or browse era on my phone.
Why an unmarked grave specifically? My mind immediately went to the grave of a murder victim, and I'm not big into contaminating a crime scene.
The most important question though, is why am I choosing any of these things?
PJs is an easy choice. It wouldn't matter if they actually belonged to someone famous or not because I wouldn't believe such a claim anyway (especially if they were in my size), it's just a random pair of pajamas. No way I'm sticking some dirty old coin from the ground in my mouth.
Does waiting at the DMV include the time it would take to fly to the US from Australia, because that would be pretty inconvenient. Switch it out for Service NSW and sure, I'm not actually waiting for something so I'll just sit down and play the Switch or browse era on my phone.
Why an unmarked grave specifically? My mind immediately went to the grave of a murder victim, and I'm not big into contaminating a crime scene.
The most important question though, is why am I choosing any of these things?
There's a lot of things in your post that could be resolved by just telling you to read the plain text of the hypothetical, but this takes the cake.
I see! It makes sense now, thank you for the spot on answer. I consider myself more on the cold logic side IRL (I've been told that) and I think my choice in the 3rd question was more of a ''thinking of the collective'' thing but even so it's not pure hard logic since it involves social and cultural factors (beyong logic). Very interesting!
Seems to me that picking 1 for all of them would suggest that you don't give a shit about other people. As logically meaningless as they all are, they could all (if the right people knew about them) be really offensive to someone else. Of the option 2s, only the second is actually potentially harmful in any meaningful way. I'd probably go 1/1/2, but could go 2/1/2 depending on the details. The issue is the reason for avoiding 1, not whether you would.
It's definitely interesting. Each of the 1st options holds some kind of superstitious or overly emotional connotation. It checks out that conspiracy theorists would buy into that sort of thing,. For instance wearing Manson's pajamas probably makes them think something bad will happen, because they probably believe in ghosts. I know the one thing about conspiracy theorists for sure is they don't just believe in one, they believe in basically every single one that's presented to them. From the innocent ones like bigfoot and aliens visiting earth all the way to Qanon and anti-vax shit. I do wonder if it's nature or nurture for them.
I'd rather stab some family members 5 times than put my hands in the cockroach bowl. I'd also pick the pajamas and the grave, so I guess I'm normal.
Sorry but I ain't stabbing a picture of my family, ill cop to being a slave to my emotions, now please hand me my qanon pamphlet and my cockroach mug and let me be on my way
Do i have to stand in line doing nothing for 3 hours? Or can i sit and relax waiting my turn? I mean I've waited longer in concert lines so.. but then you usually just stand around staring.
Not putting my hand into a bowl of insects so would to the very weird thing, stabbing a photo.
Not too fussed about coins so would put it in my mouth for a second or so. Rather that than sleeping in uncomfortable pjs.
Not putting my hand into a bowl of insects so would to the very weird thing, stabbing a photo.
Not too fussed about coins so would put it in my mouth for a second or so. Rather that than sleeping in uncomfortable pjs.
Sorry family photo, you're being stabbed as many times as it takes to prevent me from waiting in line for 3 hours at the DMV. Nickle lickers are psychopaths. Have none of y'all hear about ass pennies?
One is placing emotional wellness over physical wellness. Cockroaches are still nasty and capable of biting. It's also assuming the general reaction of, "OH MY GOD COCKROACHES NOOOOO," applies here.
Yeah I guess so, just feels like it wouldn't be that big a deal, I like looking at old family photos and remembering my kids when they were young and stuff and just wouldn't wanna lose one of those pictures, cockroaches or whatever few bites they'd inflict having my hand in there for half a second doesn't seem too bad. If it was like getting bit by a venomous snake that'd be a whole other ballgame!
I'd say the study is wildly reductionist and somewhat nonsensical considering your perspective, yeah. It's essentially saying that sentimentalism > mild discomfort is a bad thing and that's a silly idea.
Photo, neither, DMV
I don't like wearing other people's clothes, couldn't care less if it's Manson's or Jesus'
Don't like it, no thanks. Keep your pajamas and your nickel
I don't like wearing other people's clothes, couldn't care less if it's Manson's or Jesus'
Don't like it, no thanks. Keep your pajamas and your nickel
1,1,2
Respect for a grave apparently indicates that I could be susceptible to becoming a cultist. Oh no!
Respect for a grave apparently indicates that I could be susceptible to becoming a cultist. Oh no!
