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  • @Tinkerelly
    @Tinkerelly 3 роки тому +226

    When Hank talked about parasocial relationships I could only think of the fact that I feel like we’re friends

    • @jcespinoza
      @jcespinoza 3 роки тому +45

      I don't want to brag or anything but he once liked one of my comments on Facebook

    • @Tinkerelly
      @Tinkerelly 3 роки тому +16

      @@jcespinoza I am jealous

    • @davidottley2739
      @davidottley2739 2 роки тому +15

      @@jcespinoza Are you kidding? Brag away! In fact, you might want to include that info on your hopefully distant headstone.

    • @joturner2125
      @joturner2125 2 роки тому +5

      But they ARE our friends! Aren’t they? 😧

    • @user-gu9yq5sj7c
      @user-gu9yq5sj7c Рік тому

      That's toxic and controlling to decide for others that you guys are friends when they didn't consent. Nor did people ever talk with them or much.

  • @emilyplunkett6034
    @emilyplunkett6034 3 роки тому +529

    The IKEA effect: *Looks at computer she built all by herself under the guise she would save money but totally overspent on mismatched parts with all the love of a mother looking at her child. *

    • @almaclarawork9621
      @almaclarawork9621 3 роки тому +13

      But hey!
      Bet the overall capacity is top notch! , compared for what you could've bought for the same price if it were pre-built

    • @yoursubconscious
      @yoursubconscious 3 роки тому +7

      @@almaclarawork9621 did you miss the word "overspent?"

    • @bumblenbee4013
      @bumblenbee4013 3 роки тому +15

      @@yoursubconscious they're looking on the bright side

    • @Jagzeplin
      @Jagzeplin 3 роки тому +4

      same. my pc is best pc. all other pcs bow before it

    • @pvtpain66k
      @pvtpain66k 3 роки тому +22

      It's not mismatched, it's Picasso themed. >_>

  • @jamesd5366
    @jamesd5366 3 роки тому +331

    Hank is my best friend that doesn't know it

    • @jamesmerkel1932
      @jamesmerkel1932 3 роки тому +5

      He's also a surprisingly remarkable singer!

    • @curmudgeon7217
      @curmudgeon7217 3 роки тому +13

      He’s mine! You can’t have him!

    • @whiqeddik7615
      @whiqeddik7615 3 роки тому +6

      @@curmudgeon7217 we can share,

    • @mimoooo
      @mimoooo 3 роки тому +6

      parasocial relationships

    • @justraven7526
      @justraven7526 3 роки тому +1

      parasoviet relationship !

  • @TinkersTales
    @TinkersTales 3 роки тому +111

    Villains are confident, well dressed, and stand up for a cause they believe in

    • @matthewparsons9407
      @matthewparsons9407 Рік тому +2

      They can be. But also, being a villain or a hero is often a matter of perspective

    • @lampyrisnoctiluca9904
      @lampyrisnoctiluca9904 Рік тому +5

      yeah. fictional heroes are usually reactive while the villains are proactive. in real life being proactive is a heroic quality that is in fiction almost always given to the villains. When I finish the book I have been working on for some time, I will start one that is to have proactive characters doing their thing, just to meet villains who are reacting on the heroes action... like the heroes in other stories. usually 3

    • @StealURFace
      @StealURFace Рік тому

      Like Roger Stone

    • @normalhuman9878
      @normalhuman9878 Рік тому +4

      They’re also often given traits of marginalized groups that aren’t represented by heroes.
      Ie queer coded and disabled villains

  • @MyRamblingRose86
    @MyRamblingRose86 3 роки тому +145

    I've been obsessed with plagues since I was a little kid. Living through one (and catching it) has not diminished my fascination.

    • @louisfalcone5494
      @louisfalcone5494 3 роки тому +1

      Scientists give animals plague and watch them suffer. Thats what biology research is about and medical. Chemistry is about giving animals toxic chemicals.

    • @coralecho2485
      @coralecho2485 3 роки тому +15

      @@louisfalcone5494 No, it is about discovery. You make it seem like those things are the end goal of science, what are you even doing here?

    • @louisfalcone5494
      @louisfalcone5494 3 роки тому +3

      @@coralecho2485 the means matter more than the ends. Ends justify means is proven to be a psychopathic mentality. It matters far more what you do now than the results coming from it. Im here to insult scientists theres lots on pages like this.

    • @KingFluffs
      @KingFluffs 2 роки тому +1

      @Wemple Imagine simping for scientists... an old man in a lab coat isn't gonna shake your hand and say "Well done my son!" for defending them online.

    • @GoblinMode3004
      @GoblinMode3004 2 роки тому +6

      @@louisfalcone5494
      Imagine going specifically into someone's comment sharing their personal fascination with an aspect of our world and then literally admit the only reason you're here is to insult 'scientists'. Do you even hear yourself? I understand your point and even agree with you, about the ends not justifying the means in terms of science, but you seriously chose to go out of your way to seek out intelligent people to insult? You're the kind of person who gives ignorant people a bad name.

  • @gummybears4lunch
    @gummybears4lunch 3 роки тому +283

    As a kid a friend teased me a lot about my anime crush, because he "wasn't real." But she crushed hard on a famous singer. I argued both were equally one-sided, unrealistic, and perfectly normal. Now 20 years later I gotta call her and tell her I was right. Lol!

    • @marnenotmarnie259
      @marnenotmarnie259 2 роки тому +28

      imo crushing on a fictional character makes more sense, because with celebrities they're always putting on a show/playing a character. you can't see the real them. but with fictional characters you can get to know them as you keep watching/reading. idk, it makes more sense to me

    • @territhetankedupterrapin6592
      @territhetankedupterrapin6592 Рік тому +7

      ​@@marnenotmarnie259 my love for Lara Croft makes more sense than a love of Angelina Jolie.

    • @puddingvalkyrie9657
      @puddingvalkyrie9657 Рік тому +9

      Same. As a kid I was shamed any time I even hinted at a fictional crush, but it was totally normal to crush on boy bands and other celebrities, which bugged me. Fictional crushes seem to have been normalised nowadays too, which I'm happy about for today's kids (and adults too, of course).

    • @user-gu9yq5sj7c
      @user-gu9yq5sj7c Рік тому +1

      Crushes on celebs are vapid too, but someone can argue that the celeb is a real person over a fictional character. But someone can also argue that using a real person like a celeb is terrible. Especially if people post inappropriate fanart of real people.
      Idk why people would crush on characters or celebs when it only ends in disappointment. The only thing is that maybe people can use characters to think about what kind of people they want to hang around with.
      Also, some people who crush on characters, or celebs, bully and demand everyone has to agree with their way, and can criticize them or say they're uninterested in that kind of stuff.
      The problem with crushing on someone not real or a celeb, or depicting fanart of being together with them, is that they didn't consent. So it's controlling, toxic, and violating, and being ok with. I wouldn't want someone or some fan doing that to me. So the criticism is fair.

    • @user-gu9yq5sj7c
      @user-gu9yq5sj7c Рік тому +1

      @@marnenotmarnie259 Not every celeb is the same or fake. Acting fake is exhausting. Jake Lloyd, who played kid Anakin, quit acting because of harassment from the press and bullying. Jon Bellion said he didn't want to be famous, but just to sing. Some celebs are introverts or asocial. Just because someone criticized crushing on characters doesn't mean you have to insult all celebs. People are allowed to criticize crushing on characters or celebs.
      Also, some people pressure celebs have to act friendly, perfect, or a certain way to people all the time.
      It sounded like you contradicted yourself because you thought it was ridiculous to crush on celebs cause you assumed they're all fake, but characters are fake and made up.
      You degrade all celebs to characters while you tried to make fictional characters more real than they are?
      When some celebs killed themselves, like Jonathan Brandis, Cheslie Kryst, Robin Williams, and Hana Kimura. They're not just characters.
      The only thing is that people can using characters to think about what kinds of people they want to hang around with.
      The problem with crushing on someone not real or a celeb, or depicting fanart of being together with them, is that they didn't consent. So it's controlling, toxic, and violating, and being ok with. I wouldn't want someone or some fan doing that to me. So the criticism is fair.

  • @Dollightful
    @Dollightful 3 роки тому +567

    They actually named it the Ikea Effect? I love it haha

    • @hbanana7
      @hbanana7 3 роки тому +19

      Happy to see you here!,

    • @SquirmieWormington
      @SquirmieWormington 3 роки тому +37

      Dollightful? In scishow comments? Now this is the most ambitious crossover in cinematic history

    • @L0rdOfThePies
      @L0rdOfThePies 3 роки тому +1

      @@francisyehuda6120 yeah you're right noone gives a damn

    • @jackadevil9746
      @jackadevil9746 3 роки тому +2

      scientists are really uncreative when it comes to names

    • @sydneydaum9204
      @sydneydaum9204 3 роки тому +6

      woah never expected to see dollightful here! I love your vids!

  • @spencerlukay5809
    @spencerlukay5809 3 роки тому +119

    Depression: let me just take those away for you.

  • @MikeSheehan727
    @MikeSheehan727 3 роки тому +82

    0:45 Why We Love Movie Villains
    6:35 Why Are Celebrity Crushes So Intense?
    11:30 Why You Really Love That Wobbly Table
    17:01 Why Do Some People Love Horror Movies?
    22:22 The Science Behind The Pimple Popping Phenomenon

  • @silverystormwing2051
    @silverystormwing2051 3 роки тому +275

    Ah yes the Ikea effect - except with artists, where most people can only see the flaws in anything they make, no matter how much time they spend on it lmao

    • @majacovic5141
      @majacovic5141 3 роки тому +5

      Omg yes 🤣

    • @Crustee0
      @Crustee0 3 роки тому +27

      And then theres engineer, who is conditioned to accept "good enough" result from their work 😁

    • @BlackReshiram
      @BlackReshiram 3 роки тому +30

      for me its both at the same time: i think my creations are crappy and suck but gods forbid someone else insults my creation and itll be on sight

    • @charcoal8
      @charcoal8 3 роки тому +2

      This is exactly what I was thinking 🤣

    • @SuperManning11
      @SuperManning11 3 роки тому +11

      Absolutely correct! The worst is when someone admires something you‘ve done awhile ago, and you are horrified, wanting to show them your latest work instead because it is so much ‘better’ -when it’s basically the same quality.

  • @oldcowbb
    @oldcowbb 3 роки тому +128

    the link between effort justification and burnout would be interesting. Basically when you realize the effort wasn't really worth it

    • @chihiroogino7464
      @chihiroogino7464 3 роки тому +6

      It’s a little similar to Utility I imagine. The more you have of something, the lower your satisfaction with it as that variable increases.

    • @ligh7foo7
      @ligh7foo7 3 роки тому +1

      Must have been quite an effort if you swooned over your table.

    • @Kas_Styles
      @Kas_Styles 3 роки тому

      Aka the ROI

    • @nessie968
      @nessie968 3 роки тому +1

      Beautiful profile pic💜

    • @ligh7foo7
      @ligh7foo7 3 роки тому

      @@nessie968 thanks, it took some effort :) :p

  • @rocketpsyence
    @rocketpsyence 2 роки тому +145

    I feel like with that first part it's worth noting that sometimes people identify with villains because they're part of marginalized groups that are scapegoated and more frequently depicted as villains and that doesn't have anything to do with them looking at a bad trait and painting it as good, but with the mainstream looking at more or less neutral traits and painting them as bad. Would love to see a video on that.

    • @God-Emperor_Elizabeth_the_2nd
      @God-Emperor_Elizabeth_the_2nd Рік тому +5

      I can be your angle 📐
      And your demen 😈

    • @Sweetie.21
      @Sweetie.21 Рік тому +5

      Thank you for saying this because it’s 100% the reason I like villains the most (especially queer codes ones, like my recent obsession with Dr. Neo Cortex and (the might be villain) Wally Darling.
      Aside from that, villains are also good at teasing you and convincing people to join their cause. And like, who doesn’t want to be bad in fiction every once in a while? Doesn’t mean you’re a bad person IRL, fictional and real life is very separate after all.

    • @normalhuman9878
      @normalhuman9878 Рік тому +2

      Gotta love how most capable disabled people in films end up as villains

    • @sudjen
      @sudjen 7 місяців тому

      Boo hoo

    • @danielsmokesmids
      @danielsmokesmids 3 місяці тому +1

      @@sudjen???

  • @orihsenak
    @orihsenak 3 роки тому +96

    Thanks. I was feeling weird about my grief over Grant Imahara's passing. It's a relief it is a normal thing.

    • @alexandramaclachlan7597
      @alexandramaclachlan7597 3 роки тому +6

      I'd let myself forget, because it hurts. That man was so important to my childhood and love of science and experimentation.

  • @kimberlydrennon4982
    @kimberlydrennon4982 3 роки тому +21

    Here's a hypothesis about why benign masochism might be beneficial to us: to learn things we have to try and fail a lot, which might cause a negative feeling. But ultimately the negative feeling ends up in something positive long-term, since we maybe learned something from it. I could see a species that goes for that (knowing that the consequences will not be too bad) lasting longer than one that avoids all negative feelings.

  • @FlesHBoX
    @FlesHBoX 3 роки тому +75

    The more SciShow Psych I watch, the more alone I feel on this planet. So many "everyone does this" that I just don't, and am legitimately confused that so many people do.

    • @fromulaon
      @fromulaon 3 роки тому +25

      I think psychology is a particularly difficult area for us to learn, experiment, explore and infer conclusions from. We should always hear psych news as "this is the best idea we have so far". It may not be concrete. And also sample sizes and statistical tolerances for psychology studies I think should be orders of magnitude more stricter than biological studies. There is also culture bias too. So take this with a giant boulder of salt.

    • @applegal3058
      @applegal3058 3 роки тому +2

      Same sometimes.

    • @jeffreym68
      @jeffreym68 3 роки тому +3

      @@fromulaon How is this science less concrete than other science? There being more variables and interactions doesn't degrade the accuracy. As to culture, there's not a bias, as the research is not assumed to apply outside the population of interest. (It's why research is cross-validated before being used in different settings).

    • @Crucisphinx
      @Crucisphinx 3 роки тому +10

      @@jeffreym68 because psychology research depends largely on people’s feelings and their access to said feelings. With biological research you can ask someone what physical symptoms they have and it’s pretty easy to answer. After, say, a parent’s death if someone’s in a study they could have a dozen different feelings about it they can’t name. They may only say “sad” when they also feel angry about their parent drinking themselves to death or neglected by them and heartbroken they couldn’t make up. It’s a lot easier to name every sensation in your body than it is to name all the feelings you have associated with life events, major or minor, even if you have a pretty good grasp on your feelings.

    • @jeffreym68
      @jeffreym68 3 роки тому +2

      @@Crucisphinx That's not a reflection of psychology research as I know it.

  • @emilycooper1121
    @emilycooper1121 3 роки тому +26

    Whoa, I'd never heard parasocial relationships talked about like that. Makes me feel so much better about the state of the world haha!! Like humans are SO social we can't help it lmao

    • @user-gu9yq5sj7c
      @user-gu9yq5sj7c Рік тому

      Not everyone agrees with parasocial relationships. The problem with crushing on someone not real or a celeb, or depicting fanart of being together with them, is that they didn't consent. So it's controlling, toxic, and violating, and being ok with. I wouldn't want someone or some fan doing that to me. So the criticism is fair.
      The only thing is that people can using characters to think about what kinds of people they want to hang around with.
      Some people are asocial.

  • @philpaine3068
    @philpaine3068 3 роки тому +4

    Way back in time, the entirely fictional character of Betty Crocker was created to market food products. Most people assumed she really existed. By 1945, she was voted the second most popular woman in America, after Eleanor Roosevelt. One key to the success of the Betty Crocker instant cake and brownie mixes was that the customer was required to add an egg to the mix. The company knew that it would be easier, cheaper and more efficient to just include dehydrated egg in the mixture, but concluded that the feeling of "making the cake by yourself" by adding an egg was more psychologically satisfying to the customer.

  • @scofah
    @scofah 3 роки тому +19

    I love how this video doesn't have a music soundtrack. Thank you!!!

  • @TripleTSingt
    @TripleTSingt 3 роки тому +32

    The logical extension of the Ikea-effect: Guitarists always start to customize their instruments at some point. They feel more like "your" guitar when you put stickers on it, I guess ^^

    • @jaskierdraven9191
      @jaskierdraven9191 3 роки тому +2

      I skinned mine in black carbon fiber and painted what I didn't skin black... I do now feel like it's more mine. Although the paint is chipping and I need to redo it haha

    • @Drakeblood97
      @Drakeblood97 3 роки тому

      I would never put stickers on my guitars, especially when they have beautiful wood grain.

  • @ryza7713
    @ryza7713 3 роки тому +14

    On the topic of parasocial relationships. I wasn't to thank you guys for helping me through some dark points in the last few years.
    I only realised while watching this video how much i had attached to you guys during those points.
    Thank you

  • @LuinTathren
    @LuinTathren 3 роки тому +181

    So my body pillow with an anime character (Hatake Kakashi) is completely normal? Awesome. I'll tell Kakashi. He'll be really happy.

    • @madnecessity
      @madnecessity 3 роки тому +7

      Hello fellow Hatake connoisseur

    • @failedsocialexperiment2382
      @failedsocialexperiment2382 3 роки тому +1

      Do they make body pillows of loli or shota characters? I asked this because I would turn the 8 year old version of Nick Wilde into such a pillow.

    • @terryenby2304
      @terryenby2304 3 роки тому +2

      Kakashi is definitely a normal attraction!!! Happily married, and my husband thinks my Kakashi crush is adorable! 😅

    • @DrLongWang
      @DrLongWang 3 роки тому +3

      Do you know where I can get a hank green body pillow?

    • @kenzielynn6648
      @kenzielynn6648 3 роки тому +2

      @@DrLongWang I think you need therapy man

  • @dannahbanana11235
    @dannahbanana11235 3 роки тому +28

    I had a surprising amount of parasocial grief when Alan Rickman died. It does feel silly at first, but it's part of what makes us human.

    • @louisfalcone5494
      @louisfalcone5494 3 роки тому

      Im grieving 24/7 for years cause of psychologists torturing animals in mad science experiments which their whole field is based on and depends on to advance. Psychology is evil and biology chemistry medical its all mad science experiments on weak defenceless animals. Banning animal torture would shred those fields like cheese in a cheese grater. So those fields are evil. Yes im aware most research doesnt involve torture but the part that does is vital for the whole field. So the whole field is evil and everyone it should be punishe.

    • @dannahbanana11235
      @dannahbanana11235 3 роки тому

      @@louisfalcone5494 Are you okay?

    • @louisfalcone5494
      @louisfalcone5494 3 роки тому

      @@dannahbanana11235 no not really im pissed off at scientists and doctors every minute of everyday and find them online to insult them everyday and i remember everything they all said, each person in thousands i replay what they each said all day everyday even years later cause im autistic. And i remember what they looked like and they all look innocent and normal. Which pisses me off extra.

    • @dannahbanana11235
      @dannahbanana11235 3 роки тому +1

      @@louisfalcone5494 I just don't understand why you replied to my comment is all I guess. Didn't really seem relevant.

    • @louisfalcone5494
      @louisfalcone5494 3 роки тому

      @@dannahbanana11235 i say it to random people to get my message out.

  • @adamantris2
    @adamantris2 3 роки тому +95

    23:22 big error in the graphic. It shows serotonin while talking about dopamine.

    • @ArealMrsSmith
      @ArealMrsSmith 3 роки тому +22

      “Big error in graphic”... for the 13 chemistry nerds I guess. 😂

    • @cassieoz1702
      @cassieoz1702 3 роки тому +27

      @@ArealMrsSmith arent the creators meant to be science nerds?

    • @joyl7842
      @joyl7842 3 роки тому +7

      @@cassieoz1702 fairly sure they are youtubers, animators and presenters.
      The research is done by researchers.

    • @applegal3058
      @applegal3058 3 роки тому +1

      Nothing wrong with a little correction when it's wrong. Gotta lovevus needs...no matter what we are into...!

    • @unicorn.mushroom
      @unicorn.mushroom 3 роки тому +1

      Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!

  • @rogerhinman5427
    @rogerhinman5427 3 роки тому +75

    I just finished re-finishing my bathroom. Now I question my satisfaction.

    • @yulebones
      @yulebones 3 роки тому +5

      Pff, don't be silly. Enjoy that beautiful bathroom you did

    • @rogerhinman5427
      @rogerhinman5427 3 роки тому +1

      @@yulebones I am!

  • @SabbyCat52
    @SabbyCat52 3 роки тому +9

    Feeling much better about accidentally calling Mykie and Lex "my friend" in actual conversations more than once after this!! Thanks Hank!

  • @TG-nd9rj
    @TG-nd9rj 3 роки тому +6

    I completely understand the Ikea Effect. As someone with Generalized Depression and Executive Dysfunction, finding the energy to "Do The Thing" can sometimes be VERY hard. So being able to look at something I've built/done/accomplished (even if it's just flatpack furniture), really does make me feel proud of myself that I was able to fully "Do The Thing" and enjoy it afterward. I know it's just an item and holds little value, but the experience is far more valuable. I get the same feeling from the crochet Dice Bags I make for TTRPG.

    • @iprobablyforgotsomething
      @iprobablyforgotsomething Рік тому

      It's a very solid proveable accomplishment that our self-doubts can't say didn't really happen the way they can about intangible accomplishments.

  • @AddilynneLastname
    @AddilynneLastname 2 роки тому +14

    11:30 as an artist i also have to note that this part of the video completely and totally forgot to take into account that when you make something competently it perfectly meets everything you want out of that item (to your preferences / taste / interests / vibes / fit / application), for example im an interdisciplinary artist and one of the things i make is dresses (crocheted) and the dresses i've made perfectly fit my personal style and vibe and body more than literally anything i could ever buy, because they were made custom stitch by stitch by me for me, to just completely ignore this part of that effect is like ignoring two thirds of the entire reason why this effect happens, maybe not with the ikea and lego stuff but definitely at the deeper levels of this effect

    • @annmeacham5643
      @annmeacham5643 2 роки тому +4

      Absolutely! I make Victorian ball gowns that are fabulous because I care about the details that are too time consuming for mass production. If you enjoy the process, then your handmade item is often excellent!

    • @iprobablyforgotsomething
      @iprobablyforgotsomething Рік тому

      Similarly, writing the stories (original or fanfic) that you want to read yourself may cater to a small niche audience, but they're always precisely what you like. Now if only we could have someone take the story and crafting project ideas out of our heads and make them all for us (preferably for free)... Hmm, are reasonably priced personal assistant 'droids hitting the market any time soon??

  • @amberlon
    @amberlon 3 роки тому +12

    I never think my hand-made things are as good as the store versions. Like yes, I'm very happy and proud when I make something myself, but no way are they better! I value it more sentimentally but it obviously isn't better than a professional's work.

  • @RingoBuns
    @RingoBuns 3 роки тому +7

    That pimple popping one was interesting because I’m a person who has dermatillomania, or skin-picking disorder. It’s true that I often compulsively pick at my skin when I’m feeling anxious, stressed, or bored. I also for some reason find any protrusion on my skin to feel like a gigantic thing that I must get rid of, smooth out or peel off. From a crusting scrape to a barely there sunburn or cat scratch. It’s something I have a hard time controlling and the dopamine effect and reward and relief feeling I get during a session of picking is intense, often followed by shame and guilt afterwards for damaging my skin.
    Here’s the thing: I absolutely HATE seeing pimple popping videos. I hate seeing people pick at their skin casually in front of me. It doesn’t trigger me to start picking, it makes me conscious of the places I would pick but I have a large influx of that “don’t do that” emotion while either watching a video alone or being in front of people. I see those pleasure seeking pimple videos as disgusting, dirty, they make me want to vomit. Even if I might do the same things to myself. I don’t get any positive reaction out of watching others like what was mentioned in the last segment. Isn’t that interesting? You’d think those videos would give me relief or have the opposite effect and make me want to scratch my own skin but it actually triggers a strong negative reaction and deters me from doing the same to myself. Neat, huh?

    • @iprobablyforgotsomething
      @iprobablyforgotsomething Рік тому +2

      Same! I was so surprised when such vids became a thing, and people said they really liked them or felt compelled to watch. It just reminds me of how gross our bodies are when you really think about it. Like "see that nasty stuff coming outta vid-person's face? yeah, that's in yours! all up in your skin, which is all over you. you're welcome good day!" and ugh just please no.

  • @FinderofStar
    @FinderofStar 3 роки тому +61

    I have a question I would like to see the answer to. Why do you suddenly remember things when lying down for bed??

    • @92RKID
      @92RKID 3 роки тому +10

      FinderofStar, that's a great question! It happens to me a lot.

    • @iprobablyforgotsomething
      @iprobablyforgotsomething 3 роки тому +1

      Please, SciShow, if this vid topic is not already in the works or the queue, add it!!!

    • @music-by-storm
      @music-by-storm 3 роки тому +5

      This isn't a scientific answer, but I would suspect that it has something to do with the fact that once you are lying down in bed, your mind is free from other distractions that you would normally encounter throughout the day. If you're up and doing stuff, or even if you're just watching a show or doing something "mindless", you're usually at least somewhat engaged in that activity, but when you're lying down to go to sleep you aren't doing anything else that may distract you from those random things your brain remembers. I'd be curious to find out if there's any research behind this though.

  • @isabel.bolivia
    @isabel.bolivia 2 роки тому +7

    Because I had crushes on celebrities while I was underage I saved myself from teen relationships and I don't regret that

  • @delicateghoul
    @delicateghoul 3 роки тому +18

    *sees thumbnail* ah yes, I do have a niche interest in a room full of vampires

  • @Kaemmer23
    @Kaemmer23 3 роки тому +86

    I’ve never felt myself cheering on villains, but apparently that’s a thing that most people do? Weird

    • @ponponpatapon9670
      @ponponpatapon9670 3 роки тому +28

      same; most villains i just feel a burning hatred for. only villains who have genuine reason to be the way they are i feel empathy for and want to see redeemed

    • @MolecularMachine
      @MolecularMachine 3 роки тому +31

      I don't necessarily cheer them on. I just like watching them do their thing because they just do more interesting or unusual things than the heroes. Like, wow, you want to make a coat out of innocent baby puppies? That's horrible. Please continue.

    • @Jinnai89
      @Jinnai89 3 роки тому +20

      well written villain's are just heroes with a flaw that they are either oblivious to or too jaded to fix, if you have written a good villain then most of the time it is the "end justifies the means" approach that makes them a villain not their goals or the person itself, people rarely relate to mustache twirling villain's but a villain that has a goal but is too jaded to do it within the confines of "being a good guy" is something people can relate and even cheer on on the big screen, it is especially effective if within the universe the setting is in his/her point of view is almost or entirely justified, if lets say in fantasy setting there is a incompetent king who is a tyrant and everyone just follows them because their oaths then a villain who seeks to overthrow that king for the good of the people can be justifiable to a degree, his methods will then be what defines them as a villain and these kind of villains are the ones that most people cheer for, if you haven't seen any well written villains that you cheered for then you've either been reading bad fiction or are bland in my estimate, or could be that you just don't see the chaos element of change that hero and villain both embody as a positive thing

    • @Kaemmer23
      @Kaemmer23 3 роки тому +7

      @@Jinnai89 in the scenario you described about overthrowing a shitty King, I wouldn’t consider that to be a villain. If they’re overthrowing a tyrant king then that’d make them a hero.

    • @marmadukescarlet7791
      @marmadukescarlet7791 3 роки тому +8

      @Jinnai89 understanding what led the villain to violate societal norms is also interesting.

  • @AtarahDerek
    @AtarahDerek 3 роки тому +3

    From the perspective of a writer, I can tell you that we have many reasons to love villains. But our favorites are fleshed out, well written villains. We like villains whose backstories we can learn or speculate on. We like villains who have a little bit of gray and grey in their morality. We like villains who struggle just as much as heroes, and end up choosing the opposite path to the heroes. They stand as both cautionary tales and hope spots. They help us believe that a) we have the power to prevent villains, and b) villains can be redeemed, thus giving us hope for redemption when we become our own villains, so to speak. It's why Negaduck is so popular among the Darkwing Duck fandom. People aren't huge fans of twist villains mainly because they're given very little reason to suddenly turn evil. They have a Freudian excuse and that's it. And they can often become one-dimensional once their villain status is revealed. Also, they've been done to death. Literally in the case of Ernesto de la Cruz (Coco, 2017). Though he wasn't a twist villain as far as I was concerned, because even before the reveal, he was shown to be extremely vain and fame-obsessed.
    Re: TP roll position: I guess I'm a chaotic neutral, then, because I do not care.
    Californians, please stop naming your children Montana. Thank you.
    Me, a learned INFP: * psychoanalyzing the ESTP sitting across from me, banging pots and pans * My, what strong Se you have.
    On that note, I do like Zaheer, a villainous INFP, but the Avatar fandom agrees that he is easily the best written villain in LoK, and one of the best in the entire franchise.

  • @bisexualskywalker
    @bisexualskywalker 3 роки тому +17

    I know when I was young and very much dysphoric, watching horror was part of me wanting to assimilate and be perceived as 'brave' or any ofthe other things people associate with masculinity. That and it being something I'm not 'supposed to' enjoy made it better. but now, I am very much disinterested with horror. unless it has a psychological element to it. I feel things A Lot. But for some reason, movies and writing (including roleplay) is something that feels somewhat safe? like a way to explore things and deal with trauma. Feel things my dissociative ptsd makes me wanna avoid.

    • @iprobablyforgotsomething
      @iprobablyforgotsomething Рік тому +1

      Imo, this is why a lot of people write fanfic (especially Alternate Universe stuff). The characters we're already attached to act as an emotional buffer between us and the strongly felt emotions. Since it's not 'our' trauma, we don't have to be so afraid or angry or sad that we shut down out of self-preservation (unless very triggered, ofc) when we read / see the character experience something.
      .
      It gives us the sense of being 'not alone' (because if someone else made this media, or reads and/or watches and comments, then they probably are one or know someone who has also endured Serious Sh*t). Yet we can also gain alternate perspectives, advice or comfort in a way we feel safe and comfortable with receiving through the mc's narrative or conversations with others.
      .
      Stories in any format (even video games or paintings) can be very cathartic and even help with processing and healing.

  • @harrisonlichtenberg3162
    @harrisonlichtenberg3162 3 роки тому +14

    I like sharpening metal tools. It is uniquely relaxing for me.

  • @Calibizaro
    @Calibizaro 3 роки тому +44

    I'm strongly in the "Empathy Camp"... I struggle to get through horror movies because I can't help but wonder about their feelings and pain.

    • @hepthegreat4005
      @hepthegreat4005 3 роки тому +9

      I don't have issues with that at all. What I tend to have problems with is embarrassment. When the person is being embarrassed, I almost have to leave the room. Same with medical issues or real pain. Horror is so fantasical that I kind of know it's not real. But this also leads me to be bored by them. I don't feel fear in horror films, I do like comedy horror though.

    • @ketchup016
      @ketchup016 3 роки тому +7

      See, mine's not about wondering, I mentally "feel" everything because I so strongly imagine it happening to me. No thank you.

    • @surelock3221
      @surelock3221 3 роки тому +1

      Just empathize with the killers instead of the victims then

    • @irisachternaam
      @irisachternaam 3 роки тому +1

      Unless they act like unrealistically stupid not quite humans (bad screenplay), then I couldn't care less.

    • @irisachternaam
      @irisachternaam 3 роки тому +1

      @@surelock3221 It's extremely difficult with the feeling of homicidal misantropy, though, if you haven never experienced that feeling. That becomes more of an intellectual exercise for me.

  • @sighthoundstars
    @sighthoundstars 3 роки тому +40

    Pelicans... Hank this is an intervention

  • @cralixthegameking4408
    @cralixthegameking4408 3 роки тому +8

    7:00 the celebrity talking to his fans about parasocial relationships is meta as heck

  • @linachan4912
    @linachan4912 2 роки тому +8

    Personally, I like heroes and villains equally.
    Heroes vibe with the altruistic, hopeful side of myself.
    Whereas villains tend to relate to the part of myself that feels like a social outcast.
    There’s a sort of freedom to villains, that they live their lives without worrying over peoples approval.
    I’ve always liked that about them.

    • @user-gu9yq5sj7c
      @user-gu9yq5sj7c Рік тому +1

      I get you, but I think villains and acting terrible has limits too. Such as mistreating others chases them away. Also, any other destruction villains do. Like maybe to the environment around them or their own homes.
      Being nice also open doors. Such as attracting people to help you back.
      If villains are too terrible, that's not very relatable either.

  • @andyschwartz8808
    @andyschwartz8808 3 роки тому +9

    You could argue that the amount of love that goes into a thing is what gives it it’s value

  • @finickityreader5274
    @finickityreader5274 2 роки тому +8

    I've always wondered if parasocial relationships are the same as the love that you feel for a plant? Like, how is 'my friend Totoro' different from 'this is my spider plant; he's called Steve.'

  • @TutanchAnup
    @TutanchAnup Рік тому +1

    I've always liked villains because they were smart. They spent year planning their ultimate plan, gathering resources, keeping it secret, until everything was right. On the other hand, majority of heroes just come and smash everything. I like smart characters.

  • @rogersledz6793
    @rogersledz6793 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

  • @ZhovtoBlakytniy
    @ZhovtoBlakytniy 3 роки тому +2

    The thing about villains in movies, books, and games is that you get shown more perspectives than just your personal experience or hearsay like in real life. I think that causes the viewer to relate or be more empathetic to the villain. You are more likely to think the villain is a good person who just makes poor choices or at least has a reason to do evil deeds.

  • @asfodelos3225
    @asfodelos3225 3 роки тому +3

    When Hank started talking about parasocial relationships I immediately thought of him and John, whom I have been jokingly calling my parasocial uncle and dad for years now, since I found vlogbrothers as a teenager.

  • @marshallmellow3476
    @marshallmellow3476 3 роки тому +2

    when she said love that wonky table I legit teared up xD pure wholesome content

  • @TheGreatCalsby
    @TheGreatCalsby 3 роки тому +1

    Summarising the internet as "meeting strangers and incredible memes" is a testament to humanity

  • @tobiasg3673
    @tobiasg3673 3 роки тому +1

    You guys are awesome! love you ❤️

  • @JadeDRail
    @JadeDRail 3 роки тому +2

    People think Ièm weird for being so freaked out my Saw because "It's so silly and not scary". It is scary when you're a highly empathetic person and feel what the victims feel.

  • @yoursubconscious
    @yoursubconscious 3 роки тому +6

    Now we know why the world is controlled by villains, we encourage them

  • @LoopBell
    @LoopBell 3 роки тому

    Man, not only the compilation was fun you guys are generously dropping topics for undergrads.

  • @Articulate99
    @Articulate99 3 роки тому +1

    Always interesting, thank you.

  • @soulmechanics7946
    @soulmechanics7946 3 роки тому

    Geez man you are just all over the place aren't you? Nice to see you again! Wonderful to see you have remained excellent!

  • @bizness9800
    @bizness9800 3 роки тому +4

    I am missing the IKEA affect. I built a crooked bookshelf once and I hated it until the day I threw it away. If anything, it was a recurrent blow to my self-esteem.

  • @marciabentley9557
    @marciabentley9557 3 роки тому +9

    "Effort justification" should more accurately be termed "creation justification." Affinity for one's own creations also comes from the knowledge that something now exists that would not have existed at all, had it not been for oneself. The existence of my own creation - good or bad - both proves and justifies my own existence. I create, therefore I am. (And for me personally - I am, therefore I create. 😁)

  • @RisingSunfish
    @RisingSunfish 3 роки тому +3

    Another element I’d be curious to see explored WRT the IKEA Effect is the practice of mending items rather than buying new ones. I definitely feel a sense of competence when I can fix something, or even via the frugality of buying it secondhand. But it also strongly lines up with my values about avoiding waste and taking care of the things you own.
    I also find that that “DIY high” doesn’t really apply to craft I’m practiced or disciplined in (eg. drawing). I felt really happy and proud of myself when I mended the tear in my comforter (which, funnily enough, was from IKEA), but objectively I did a terrible job. But knowing it’s not reflective of any of my abilities that “matter,” I can remain satisfied with it. So the hypotheses related to values and identity make more sense to me than the effort justification, which just doesn’t ring true to any of my endeavors. I definitely get sunk cost fallacy with stuff like making purchases, and I’ve had to kill my darlings in creative tasks, but valuing something I made more simply because I made it? Nope. And if the consistent self-prescribed undervaluing of artists’ labor is any indication, I’m not the only one.

  • @adamstevens5518
    @adamstevens5518 3 роки тому +2

    I love you guys. Keep up the great work.

  • @danbeaudet6718
    @danbeaudet6718 Рік тому +1

    About parasocial relationships: it's funny, cuz I often find myself hanging out and chatting with movie stars in my head.

  • @ollie2111
    @ollie2111 3 роки тому +16

    17:09 the murderous ghost in question is looking so non-threatening 😂
    No sir let's talk about science through a oujia board.

  • @kentpomares-music728
    @kentpomares-music728 2 роки тому +1

    Oh holy crap, who else laughed at Brit when she said "Its CROOKED and BEAUTIFUL". Ah the face at 16:31 is epic!

  • @johnmraz4332
    @johnmraz4332 3 роки тому +2

    I question constantly whether or not I'm a bad person. I default to probably most of the time. I tend to try to find the reason behind actions whether or not I condone those actions. I also don't form parasocial relationships really at all. Never did. Never understood why people did. But that explanation makes sense

  • @anyawillowfan
    @anyawillowfan 3 роки тому +3

    The IKEA effect makes sense but creative sellers often under price their work because of imposter syndrome so interesting to find out where that line is.

  • @cristiaolson7327
    @cristiaolson7327 3 роки тому +4

    Video: talking about people loving fictional villians they identify with.
    Me: Ursula is the *best* Disney villain ever.
    😳

    • @Dinker27
      @Dinker27 3 роки тому

      Ah, I see you're a person of culture! 🧐
      Funny this; when I chat about The Little Mermaid with the people I do mermaiding (as a hobby), Ursula is my fine wine. So much so that I found out cecaelia are a thing and one of my sewing goals is to make an octopus tail to swim in.

  • @julialee179
    @julialee179 3 роки тому +5

    Jokes on you, I immediately believe everything I make must be crap

  • @edwardhaybell1938
    @edwardhaybell1938 3 роки тому +4

    That last one... I feel called out.
    However, let it be known that I like my food spicy enough to constipate me, counteracting the diarrhea I would get otherwise. That I don't pop my zit, but scratch the itch 'till it comes off. And that I never once rode a roller coaster in my life, because my life is one hell of a roller coaster ride all by itself.

  • @RosheenQuynh
    @RosheenQuynh 3 роки тому +9

    My celebrity crush wished me happy birthday last year 😭 I am still over the moon

  • @Tralfazz74
    @Tralfazz74 3 роки тому +3

    Parasocial relationships with Markiplier & the Achievement Hunters are how I survived High School
    In real life, friends that I made increasingly expected more from me. In general, it was little more than spending time with them, but I had real problem doing that after my best friend of half my life dropped me. I got used to being alone, and I was too scared to give up that time to the risk of being dropped again, because I wasn't giving them the right "thing".
    A UA-camr can't drop you. They continue to do their job because it's their job, and if they ever quit, you can safely assume that it wasn't your fault. Achievement Hunter looked like the group of friends I always wanted, and like the ones that my mom, brothers, and sister had had.
    There's a reason I watched them play 400 episodes of Minecraft, and 350 episodes of GTA. I got to learn them~ figure out what their reactions look like, when they were and weren't genuine, when someone made a good joke, and when they took it too far. Their creator said he "wanted to create the feeling of friends playing together on a couch," and that's all that this kid wanted; a kid who was terrified that he didn't understand the rules of friendship.

  • @vociferonheraldofthewinter2284
    @vociferonheraldofthewinter2284 3 роки тому +4

    Now I want to know the implications of NOT having some of these tendencies.

  • @matthewsander5887
    @matthewsander5887 2 роки тому +1

    Nah paintings by local artists are better than prints of old works any day.

  • @winkletter
    @winkletter 3 роки тому +1

    All of these videos help me understand why some of my uncles still love a particular political figure... he who shall not be named.

    • @tammystockley-loughlin7680
      @tammystockley-loughlin7680 3 роки тому

      I love that you are not saying that name. Positive vibes from New Hampshire and remember to be kind to each other and yourself during this pandemic and social crisis

  • @dalton6173
    @dalton6173 3 роки тому +1

    These relationships might be an effect of ancient people communicating about their parents grandparents and so forth. This way you can feel like you're connected to your grandparents or your parents is kids or whatever else without actually being able to know them

  • @darcycoderre3236
    @darcycoderre3236 3 роки тому +11

    Cats are helpless against the underhanded tp. It's the only way to hang toilet paper

    • @cassieoz1702
      @cassieoz1702 3 роки тому +2

      Well, there's another reason for not having a cat

    • @dutchik5107
      @dutchik5107 3 роки тому +2

      @@cassieoz1702 i have never had a cat do that.
      Mine just steals hair elastics.
      But that's because it glides so nice over the floor and under the door.
      I just have a lot..
      My dog on the other hand takes plastic trash form the kitchen and has also broken 2 car keys. Because plastic fixation

    • @RosheenQuynh
      @RosheenQuynh 3 роки тому +1

      Our cats have never tried to do this so we don't need to hang it undersided lol

    • @lisaoldham974
      @lisaoldham974 3 роки тому

      Didn't stop my cat lol

  • @ThisTrainIsLost
    @ThisTrainIsLost 3 роки тому +1

    People are the best toys that you could possibly have and, sort of like subgroups, some of humanity's characteristics such as language or the reactions you can produce by "pushing (the right) buttons" of an individual or a group. There is certainly a sense of satisfaction in being able to control others.

  • @isidoreaerys8745
    @isidoreaerys8745 3 роки тому +2

    Today a guy on a dating site told me he has a “body swapping” fantasy.
    I asked for clarification.
    He has a fetish for people switching bodies. Like Freaky Friday. And it’s especially arousing if it’s accidental or done against their will and they can’t switch back.
    Officially the most Niche paraphilia I’ve ever heard.

  • @mishapurser4439
    @mishapurser4439 3 роки тому +1

    I love that the zombie was labelled a shopaholic, nice Dawn of the Dead (1978) reference

  • @2186kmr
    @2186kmr 3 роки тому +2

    I really like this new guy!!! I hope I hear more from him!!

  • @-topic9506
    @-topic9506 3 роки тому +8

    the ikea effect is super interesting! strange that it doesn't seem to apply to art, like, at all. any explanation for that?

    • @ce4072
      @ce4072 2 роки тому +2

      I was never able to sell my art even when people offered to buy it and display it publicly because I spent soooo much time and effort on each painting or drawing that I was emotionally attached to it. I could not let go of anything I worked so hard on.
      Or are you talking about artists not asking enough money for their art?

  • @sabpablo4761
    @sabpablo4761 3 роки тому +3

    I like watching pimple popping and blackhead videos because I imagine the relief the person felt after finally getting the gunk out

  • @tylermacdonald8924
    @tylermacdonald8924 3 роки тому +1

    Acknowledging that there is nothing special about someone glorified in an industry should be the norm

  • @AnnoyingNewslettersPage6
    @AnnoyingNewslettersPage6 3 роки тому +4

    the Ikea effect just sounds like a more specific version of sunk cost fallacy. I like this thing because I sunk time into putting it together.

  • @gabo3color
    @gabo3color 3 роки тому +1

    That was a *mindblowing* episode! 🤯

  • @breadman0512
    @breadman0512 2 роки тому +2

    I have an interesting relationship with horror movies and... people... I guess. I can understand and process the emotions the characters feel on screen, and enjoy it's significance and value, but I don't feel it myself, almost like I'm disconnected from it. This also applies to my friends and family to some extent. I care about them, and their emotional states, if they're sad or angry, I can understand that and comfort them, but I can't share their emotions. I can sympathize, but for as long as I can remember, I've rarely empathized with people. Sad games don't make sad, horror moviess don't make me scared, but I can appreciate them and still enjoy them, or even obsess over how good they were(Like Omori). I can't tell you how many times I've been in a situation where I'm just awkwardly standing around while everyone around me is crying or being sad over some event. To quickly clarify, it's not that I don't feel emotions, I most certainly do, but I just can't feel those emotions simply because others around me are. The best example of this is I've never thought of group goodbyes as sad, despite seemingly everyone around me thinking so.

    • @iprobablyforgotsomething
      @iprobablyforgotsomething Рік тому +1

      It can just mean you're naturally more resistant to behavioural contagion, being more logic-driven and/or oriented on literal, physical practicalities. Like, friend is sad? help fix problem, offer act of service to ease their workload, lend a listening ear -- instead of sitting there trying to transfer their feelings into yourself or naturally reacting emotionally as if problem was actually happening to you.
      .
      Because both feeling the Feels with people and being able to identify with and relate to them, AND being more objective and neutral-pov about stuff, is helpful, really, in their own turns and depending on the other people involved. We are who we are.

    • @breadman0512
      @breadman0512 Рік тому +1

      @@iprobablyforgotsomething Huh... I never thought of it that way... thanks.

  • @abobo42
    @abobo42 5 місяців тому

    Thank you SciShow...
    For helping me feel slightly more "normal" about my dermatillomania...
    💜

  • @katakana1
    @katakana1 3 роки тому +1

    2:12 And here I thought it was just because the parents of those children lived in that state.

  • @agnesstrzykowska4300
    @agnesstrzykowska4300 3 роки тому +27

    IKEA effect ...it could be the reason why people are so proud of their newborns 😉

  • @RotcodFox
    @RotcodFox 3 роки тому +8

    (4:33) So.. you're telling me that Dr. Nefarious is my favorite villain because I'm similar to him? I kinda doubt that..

  • @geokinebuchi7771
    @geokinebuchi7771 2 роки тому +1

    On the identifying with the villain one, there's also the factor that many villains are often queercoded whereas protagonists are often portrayed as strait, making it easier for some queer people to identify with the villain and harder to identify with the good guys

  • @JBond-zf4dj
    @JBond-zf4dj 3 роки тому +2

    It's because the light is better at work and I can suddenly see my skin really well in the bathroom mirror there. Which leads me to squeezing everything because apparently I'm blind and need better light at home.

  • @mooselove
    @mooselove 3 роки тому +2

    I can tell you 100% why I like villains: they are sexier. Loki? Way hotter than Thor. Shigaraki? Way crustier and sexy than All Might.

  • @robinhahnsopran
    @robinhahnsopran 3 роки тому +28

    I like talking about my niche interests so much I literally made a whole channel 100% about them 😂Anyone else?

  • @ginnyjollykidd
    @ginnyjollykidd 3 роки тому +4

    And then there is me: I watched a horror movie that never had any relief, and everything got scarier, and there were scenes I refused to watch, and I finally left the theater way before the movie ended.
    A minute later, another patron ran into the bathroom and threw up.

    • @Just_a_Goth
      @Just_a_Goth 3 роки тому +1

      What was it? Now I'm curious.

    • @ginnyjollykidd
      @ginnyjollykidd 3 роки тому

      Misery, if you must know. I'm not good with Stephen King.

  • @Ivan-Manzo
    @Ivan-Manzo 3 роки тому +2

    When he mentioned the crush on Dan Howell I felt SO attacked

    • @sarahmills7090
      @sarahmills7090 2 роки тому +1

      There was something so jarring about it. Like, despite the fact that I have been watching the gaming channel all night, I had to rewind 4 times to fully comprehend that he truly did say Dan Howell.

  • @itarry4
    @itarry4 3 роки тому +5

    See just making me feel even weirder, I don't have any celebrity crushes at all. I like certain characters but not to a point that I think about them when the films not on etc and I've never thought screwing a table together made it better, usually the opposite.

  • @prudenceilyse
    @prudenceilyse 3 роки тому +5

    so me grieving over losing my parasocial relationship with unus annus wasn’t silly or stupid? nice.

  • @serenitynow9980
    @serenitynow9980 3 роки тому +1

    Super interesting topic. What does make people want to repeat things? People are weird

  • @jwolfsilver5397
    @jwolfsilver5397 3 роки тому

    The ikea effect: i just wanted to note that I am the go to to family member for putting things together and taking them apart and have been since i was 14 and ended up going in after my step dad 'fixed' something so i got good at knowing how things worked and fir together. HOWEVER, there are a few things i have to dismantle and rebuild just to move it and my mom LOVES to rearrange the house. Those things that i do constantly just gives me an air of disdain every time i see it. I actually convinced my mom to get a new desk cause i came to despise her her old one....using it as kindling was the most satisfying thing ive ever experienced

  • @carpedorio9691
    @carpedorio9691 3 роки тому +1

    Okay... I wasn't going to admit that I had a celebrity crush on Brit, but now she's talking about enjoying horror movies...

  • @rubidot
    @rubidot 3 роки тому +1

    The Ikea effect is also the reason cake mix requires milk and eggs

  • @doublerainbow-44
    @doublerainbow-44 3 роки тому +2

    "everyone enjoyed a good scare as long as they had a reality check"
    life