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I think it may be partially attributed to what Bret Victor calls Picture Under Glass [1]. Bret talks a lot about how we use our phones and tablets all day hand
by l33tbro 12y ago
I think it may be partially attributed to what Bret Victor calls Picture Under Glass [1].
Bret talks a lot about how we use our phones and tablets all day handling representations of real things beneath glass. We are not interacting in a tactile way with our environment - not like we used to. So perhaps what's happening is that maybe AMSR viewers are yearning for the authenticity of touch that we are losing. This to me seems why watching someone paint their nails would be so potent for some people.
Might need a neurologist to weigh in now.
[1] http://worrydream.com/#!/ABriefRantOnTheFutureOfInteractionDesign http://worrydream.com/#!/ABriefRantOnTheFutureOfInteractionD...
- Sir_Substance 12y agoI can weigh in as someone who gets ASMR. I've been experiencing it for my whole life, literally as long as I can remember, and I was born in 1990, before tablets were a thing. That theory is trash. Also, painting of nails does nothing for me, everyone seems to get different effects from different things. The one thing that seems to set off everyone with ASMR is Bob Ross: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX2AEfZpWT8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX2AEfZpWT8
- 72deluxe 12y agoConfirmed that Bob causes it! In addition, he does some great drawings so what a bonus! He also has pretty impressive big hair.
- DiabloD3 12y agoI was born in 1983, and I think Mr Happy Little Trees is not only is one of the best ASMR triggers, I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't awaken the tingles in people that never before had it.