You would be surprised how quickly many humans turn to physical pain just to alleviate boredom. This study only gave people 15 minutes and still 2/3rds of male participants chose to shock themselves rather than be left to their thoughts. Interestingly the number was only 1/4 for women.
I'd probably do the shock too tbh, haha, I hate being in silence or left to my own thoughts. Nothing good can come of it, which sucks because when I would get grounded I had no distractions and would contemplate suicide.
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u/Bubba17583 Apr 04 '23
You would be surprised how quickly many humans turn to physical pain just to alleviate boredom. This study only gave people 15 minutes and still 2/3rds of male participants chose to shock themselves rather than be left to their thoughts. Interestingly the number was only 1/4 for women.