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Is it very different though? Both fall within, as explained in the article, the ambiguity and mental paralysis coming from being unable to determine whether or
by ndthp 10y ago
Is it very different though? Both fall within, as explained in the article, the ambiguity and mental paralysis coming from being unable to determine whether or not a threat exists.
- omginternets 10y agoAgreed. I think a good approximate description of "creepy" might be "ambiguous or novel, absent overt signaling of pacific intent". Or, more crudely: "wtf" - "oh, it's harmless". What's interesting to me is that under such a definition there's a clear notion of intentionality. Something can only be creepy when it's behavior is directed towards an object. While it might be tempting to point towards places that are creepy (e.g. abandoned hospital), I would suggest that these are eerie rather than creepy.