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As the shower has always been the ideal spot for my most profound solution discovery or deep analysis (second only to the sauna), I dread to think how 'bathroom

As the shower has always been the ideal spot for my most profound solution discovery or deep analysis (second only to the sauna), I dread to think how 'bathroom media' will make us dumber as a species. (I'm only mildly joking ;) )

cheschire 1y ago
That’s kind of the point of media consumption for most people. They're intentionally or subconsciously avoiding letting their brain achieve that higher order thinking or introspective level of consciousness. It’s similar to how PTSD patients will often turn the volume up on life both figuratively and literally as they try to drown out the thoughts actively. The vast majority of the western population seems to want to drown out their fears and anxieties with bombastic sports and drama shows. Media in the bathroom is just another enabler for that unhealthy coping mechanism.
mrweasel 1y ago
I think we've become weary of silence. The shower is sort of the last place where we allow ourselves to just exist. There is noise all around us. We take audio books, podcasts, music, text and videos with us where ever we go, never really just letting the impressions of a place reach us. It's all distracting from deep thought, which I suspect is also one of the reason why many lay awake at night, overwhelmed by thoughts that had no place to surface during the day.
- zeta0134 1y ago
  This is actually one of my favorite reasons to go for a hike! I can put a little music on to keep my mind occupied (but not always; nature is nice) and then, since I really can't read or be distracted, my mind is happy to wander. I must look like a complete fool, having spoken conversations with seemingly no one, as I talk through whatever comes to mind and turn it over from every angle. I've designed several systems in my game engine this way, almost entirely on accident. It's like my brain just needs permission to do its own thing for a while.

cheschire 1y ago

That’s kind of the point of media consumption for most people. They're intentionally or subconsciously avoiding letting their brain achieve that higher order thinking or introspective level of consciousness. It’s similar to how PTSD patients will often turn the volume up on life both figuratively and literally as they try to drown out the thoughts actively. The vast majority of the western population seems to want to drown out their fears and anxieties with bombastic sports and drama shows. Media in the bathroom is just another enabler for that unhealthy coping mechanism.

mrweasel 1y ago

I think we've become weary of silence. The shower is sort of the last place where we allow ourselves to just exist. There is noise all around us. We take audio books, podcasts, music, text and videos with us where ever we go, never really just letting the impressions of a place reach us. It's all distracting from deep thought, which I suspect is also one of the reason why many lay awake at night, overwhelmed by thoughts that had no place to surface during the day.

zeta0134 1y ago
This is actually one of my favorite reasons to go for a hike! I can put a little music on to keep my mind occupied (but not always; nature is nice) and then, since I really can't read or be distracted, my mind is happy to wander. I must look like a complete fool, having spoken conversations with seemingly no one, as I talk through whatever comes to mind and turn it over from every angle. I've designed several systems in my game engine this way, almost entirely on accident. It's like my brain just needs permission to do its own thing for a while.