So #Lumon is #unconsciously / #subconsciously #MindMapping #them in different parts of the #brain for different #behaviours. Like having an #innie for getting #dental work and seeing how much they can #suffer and how it #effects the #outtie. #Severance #Procedure

#Existential philosophy and psychology assume that strong negative thoughts about #death influences many aspects of our lives, often #unconsciously.

In an article just published in #Collabra: Psychology (n=803), we found that "death" was seen as less negative and more positive than "toothache". We found little to indicate #DeathAnxiety or #DefenseMechanisms. Article and dataset are #OpenAccess. This is Sina Storelv's first first authored paper!

https://online.ucpress.edu/collabra/article/9/1/87507/197342/Nothing-Is-Certain-Except-Taxes-and-the-Other
@collabraoa

#Charity? “Just” #brand building? #Market distortion? Great #Marketing & #PR? #Altruism? #Patronizing?

I don’t know.

I accept, that “I have (and have been) #programmed myself” to #interpret situations & actions of others in #unconsciously #predetermining ways.

I want to reflect more on why I interpret the way I do, this year.

And try to view it from the opposite. Maybe it helps broadening my horizon ;-)

Happy New Year!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-64126998