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Laura ([personal profile] kyrielle) wrote2004-05-02 08:47 pm
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Huh. A bit of science and a bit of stupidity.

Your Mistake, My Mistake-All the Same to the Brain

Short form: research shows the brain reacts the same to making a mistake or watching someone make a mistake. It is the same feeling and flinch, but to see that science has shown it is kind of interesting.

And, how about the drug firms that withheld research showing that some antidipressants could be ineffective or even harmful when used with kids? Nice to know how much they value people....
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[personal profile] pantswarrior 2004-05-02 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
About that first link... that's why I don't watch most sitcoms anymore. Watching people make stupid embarrassing mistakes and then get laughed at made me feel embarrassed. I always thought I was just a wuss, so it's nice to know science explained it. ;)
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[personal profile] kyrielle 2004-05-02 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I hear you. I have that issue with movies/TV and sometimes with books where the hero continually screws up badly. I just can't take it after a while.

[identity profile] pelogrande.livejournal.com 2004-05-03 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
Like someone else said, this is one of the annoying things about sitcoms.

The thing that I wonder about, though, is the fact that I can vividly remember mistakes I've made ten or even fifteen years ago. Just minor social gaffes, but they stand out in my mind and make me cringe and feel small even now. I haven't got nearly this sort of recall when it comes to the mistakes of others.

[identity profile] pheon.livejournal.com 2004-05-03 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
Hmmm. Good point. I have the same memories: I remember my gaffes from 40 or 50 years ago, but not those of others.

I have the same problem with sitcoms. Is this the same reason I hate "practical" jokes? They're usually not at all funny to the recipient. Or does that have a different source?
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[personal profile] kyrielle 2004-05-03 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Interesting. I think practical jokes are another matter, though - you dislike them for other reasons. They're not, per se, a mistake - well, unless, like me, you view them as a mistake. :P But they don't carry the inherent definition.

But I bet it's why I cringe at practical jokes, even when carried out by a person who finds it funny on a victim who finds it funny. :P
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