I don’t buy that marshmallow experiment.
In an obesity crisis world aren’t you better off eating one marshmallow rather than two?
In an obesity crisis world aren’t you better off eating one marshmallow rather than two?
We are especially vulnerable to superstimulus (exaggerated signals), which is what makes McDonalds, TikTok or surgically augmented breasts so popular. More sugar, more salt, more silly faces, more breasts. Even if we don't prefer them our brain is drawn to them. They used to be important signals. Youtube video thumbnails almost always feature people making faces, TikTok is short videos of people making faces. It's a race at providing better superstimulus. A lot of our culture these days is a constant bombardment of stimulus and we are not especially adapted to it.
Couldn't agree more. if this trend continues, the only possible consequence is drugs becoming a form of art.
When external stimuli won't do it anymore people will seek to directly stimulate themselves with chemicals.
I think society would also find out that the risk benefit analysis of club drugs and LSD vs. social media and junk food is tilted heavily in favor of the former
Why? McDonalds are not that delicious and I make better tasting burgers at home anyway.
McDonald’s is not the best burger. But for the cost, speed, and effort involved, it’s pretty good.
We could make all kinds of things ourselves but largely we don’t.
For someone in a wealthy and stable environment, it is rational to wait 20min for the larger reward, as there is a high expectation that the promised event will occur as planned. However, in a poor and unstable environment, it is often more rational to take the bird-in-the-hand, as there is considerable uncertainty about whether the promised 2nd marshmallow will actually arrive.