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The author had it right up until they tried to generalize "uncanny" to equate to "loss of control". It's not the same thing. "uncanny" happens as a result of yo
by kstenerud 2y ago
The author had it right up until they tried to generalize "uncanny" to equate to "loss of control". It's not the same thing. "uncanny" happens as a result of your brain not being able to dismiss a potential threat (and thus you remain on alert and can't relax fully). That's not the same thing as a loss of control.
The author also fails to go into our evolved genetic psychological makeup (which varies according to what "stock" you hail from): Certain kinds of differences are more threatening than others because survivors over time have tended to naturally find them more threatening - you see this often with the insectoid-looking holes in sliced lotus root for example.
- xtiansimon 2y agoThreat. I find artificial voices I engage with over the phone at work flip my threat response, because the emotional affectation is patently false. I feel the same way about certain humans who follow a strict script sprinkled with false concern for my feelings. It’s like junk food. You can’t get anything from the interaction that helps you to communicate.
- plusfour 2y ago> That's not the same thing as a loss of control. Not a loss, but it is a lack. You can't have perceived autonomy without certainty.
- kstenerud 2y agoThe same could be said of * Buying a lottery ticket * Moving to a new city and you hope you can find a decent job * Having to choose a different brand of milk at the store because they're out of your regular one * Starting on a new TV series and you hope it's not shit * Organizing a party and you hope nothing goes wrong But it's not at all the same "threat" feeling.
- plusfour 2y agoOk, I see your point. Yes, it's a specific flavor of uncertainty. The ones you listed are about outcome uncertainty (anticipation). And uncanniness is about the nature of things.