3 ms·
It is a weird paradox, isn't it? Almost as if you don't feel as upset (depending on severity) if a dog bites you than if a squirrel did. Well, dogs just bite;
by eksith 13y ago
It is a weird paradox, isn't it? Almost as if you don't feel as upset (depending on severity) if a dog bites you than if a squirrel did.
Well, dogs just bite; that's what they do. But squirrels pretend to be all cute and vulnerable and then bite you anyway if you get too close. In your head, you'd be "WTF SQUIRREL?! I TRUSTED YOU, YOU CUTE BASTARD! WHY CAN'T YOU ALWAYS SHOW YOUR TRUE COLORS?"
Man, I hate squirrels. I love squirrels too.
- saraid216 13y agoI wonder if this falls under the category of uncanny valley.
- eksith 13y agoI'm sure it does in some aspect. A little too friendly and attempting to be helpful in terms of being "human-like", but approaching "not really" in terms of having no emotional feedback and constant repetition (we dislike predictability when negatives are affirmed) is rather upsetting.
- Amadou 13y agoForget the valley, I think eksith is under the influence. If that ain't stoner talk, I don't know what is...
- StavrosK 13y agoThis is an actual thing: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/14717826/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/14717826/