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It's like the button at traffic lights that does nothing: it's not about actually working, it's about giving the user a feeling of control.
by BiteCode_dev 6y ago
It's like the button at traffic lights that does nothing: it's not about actually working, it's about giving the user a feeling of control.
- neuronic 6y agoSo it does something. When you push it, the electrical signal goes from finger to brain, inducing a change, instead from button to traffic light.
- nfoz 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo_button https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo_button
- im3w1l 6y agoAnd gradually you learn to stop pushing the button. Then when you are in a new neighbourhood you wonder why the green never comes. That's learned helplessness. You have been taught that any control was illusory and that nothing you do helps, so you don't even try.