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What scientific study are you waiting for that'll just shit on everything we've once thought to have believed in? (kbin.melroy.org)

submitted 1 week ago by Pyrin@kbin.melroy.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Like, we'll probably find out that eating boogers actually makes you immune to select illnesses or something crazy like that.

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[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That agrees with my preconceived biases, for sure.

Beyond that, I think it's possible that the "sting" of negative reactions, or the perceived lack of positive reactions my possibly shape how people think.

And, you can buy that kind of engagement in bulk if you have money. You can train people to engage in different thought patterns buy buying upvotes (buying them dopamine), that would be my hypothesis.

If that's true, I think the inherent danger from a sociological standpoint could not possibly be understated.