hyporational comments on The Anti-Placebo Effect - Less Wrong

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Comment author: hyporational 29 September 2013 10:28:35AM 1 point [-]

I wonder if there are superstimuli for appreciating gradual progression that impair our sensitivity to do so. Video games come to mind.

Comment author: Viliam_Bur 30 September 2013 08:15:56AM *  4 points [-]

The whole internet thing -- you click something and you expect to get results within seconds.

Train your expectations with this... and then try to accomplish something in real life. Even if it takes days, it feels like eternity. If it takes months, it might as well happen after Singularity.