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It works in stores to prevent shoplifting too. And to keep people from trying to buy cigarettes while underage. Eyes are magic. Pattern recognition that reach
by swayvil 6y ago
It works in stores to prevent shoplifting too.
And to keep people from trying to buy cigarettes while underage.
Eyes are magic. Pattern recognition that reaches down deep, maybe past the reptilian. Getting looked at can cause anxiety.
Maybe this adds to the appeal of masks.
- ihaveajob 6y agoIndeed, there are lots of stories about the effect of eye contact in human behavior, charisma and persuasion. Sam Harris has a few stories about this, and [writes a bit in this post](https://samharris.org/look-into-my-eyes/ https://samharris.org/look-into-my-eyes/). Try to catch Osho, the guru in the video, blinking. He doesn't, he barely moves his eyelids 1/4 of the way down once a minute or so. It's fascinating.
- trhway 6y ago>reaches down deep, maybe past the reptilian it goes straight to the amygdala - the "lizard" or the "fight or flight" brain - see the brain scans in the link below for example. It is very short connection path from retina, something like right past the primary visual cortex, right beyond the last layers of simple/automatic pattern matching. http://nautil.us/issue/39/sport/the-strange-brain-of-the-worlds-greatest-solo-climber http://nautil.us/issue/39/sport/the-strange-brain-of-the-wor... > Getting looked at can cause anxiety. not surprisingly as it is usually the last thing one see before being attacked, so no wonder that amygdala starts to fire well before your conscious comes up with upper level decision whether there is any danger.
- m463 6y agoYou when you're in the tool section of home depot and that little chime plus tv display beeps at you? I'm uncertain if it prevents shoplifting, but it sure pisses off people like me who were browsing and prevents actual shopping.