> one of the V3A animations reminds me loosely of things I saw when I was a kid, at night, shortly before I slept
replyHypnagogic hallucinations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnagogia
Breaking news: TikTok is bad for you
replyOthers on Telegram? Some sort of a HN channel?
replyHow fried does someone's brain have to be to say "others on telegram", as if everyone is in the same chatrooms together? If they're on HN, they should at least know why that doesn't make sense, so I have to assume they're in a deteriorated mental state.
replyFriendly reminder to touch grass on a regular basis... Even virtual grass in a video game is a good pressure valve for excessive social media use.
Isn't there that one Harry Potter warning. I think it was the potion guy who said too much luck is dangerous. I guess that is somewhat of a parallel to this. Too much positive visual stimuli is dangerous or bad.
replyOr as SCP calls them, cognitohazards.
replyAlso relevant: <https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-math-theory-for-why-people-...>
My understanding is that those who work with the mentally handicapped use bright lights and other stimuli to soothe and control them. It is also my understanding that the autistic are stimulated by vibrant colors (coughcoughMy Little Ponycoughcough).
Who is to say that the rest of us are not also vulnerable to such controlling stimuli?
Bright lights in particular, I'm thinking: yes, normal people do find sunbathing relaxing.
replyThere are undoubtedly 'adversarial images' that will induce certain effects in particular biological minds. It seems like this is neither good or bad inherently, just another tool.
replySo are opioids.
replyOr how a very useful tool can become a public health catastrophe.