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Nearly 70% of men chose to shock themselves instead of being bored for 15 minutes (startrek.website)
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[โ€“] bloopernova@programming.dev 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

When I was growing up, my oh so loving mother decided I wasn't allowed to be in the house alone and she would only pay for child care for my brother.

I got very used to sitting outside the back door starving for 4 hours after school waiting for her to get home.

15 minutes is nothing. I'd probably only just get started on a good daydream by then.

And, yes, I'm no-contact with my mother.

[โ€“] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

My ADHD ๐Ÿง : "I'm not sure the shock would be more painful than the boredom..."

[โ€“] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

There's an electric fence where I volunteer to keep animals out, and apparently it's quite painful if you accidentally touch it, but not lethal. I constantly have to fight my curiosity to know just how painful it is, so I don't blame them.

[โ€“] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

I worked at a dog kennel and they had small wires on top of the fences to dissuade them from going over. Obviously, it had to be tested. It was like a 9volt battery to the body. It guess one could describe it as painful but I found it more weird than anything. 7/10 did it several times.

Interestingly, the people who owned the kennel also raised horses. That fence I touched on accident and it absolutely sucked. Parts of me were also numb for almost a minute. 1/10 do not recommend

[โ€“] Lame_One@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

If this is the study I'm thinking of, one particular guy just kept shocking himself nearly a hundred times. Some people are just built different

[โ€“] kemsat@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Pain is preferable to many things. Boredom & nuisances to name 2.