Sunday, October 25, 2020
Conditioned?
From the article on casino tricks that I linked in previous item:
We have been socially conditioned into believing that bright lights and noises indicate something of importance, that flashing colors are a hallmark of success and that shine and sparkle are a stand-in for beauty and wealth. The casino machines constantly light up and flash, never content to stay at a single luminosity, always progressing and giving you the impression that winning is constant and all around you.Any time I see socially conditioned, bright lights and noises light up in my mind. Nearly always, socially conditioned really means innate and inherent. This may be a partial exception. Taking it apart: Shine and sparkle are innate for sure. Birds use shiny rocks as mating advertisements, and humans have done the same with gold and gems forever. Females enjoy receiving sparkly things from males, and males want to acquire sparkly things so they can trade them for sex. Never constant is basic neurology. Regardless of the purpose, fast variation is the best way to hold attention. Bright lights and noise as a sign of importance and wealth isn't obviously innate, and may be learned or conditioned... or may even be a wrong assumption. Real wealth is subtle. Wealthy people don't advertise their wealth. Restaurants and clubs that want to create an atmosphere of prosperity are quiet and dim.
Labels: Asked and badly answered
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