Тонкое искусство пофигизма

           There’snosequence;there’snopattern.Justalightthatkeepscomingonwithading,andpeopledoingcartwheelsthinkingthatwhatthey’redoingisgivingthempoints.

           Sadismaside,thepointoftheexperimentistoshowhowquicklythehumanmindiscapableofcomingupwithandbelievinginabunchofbullshitthatisn’treal.Anditturnsout,we’reallreallygoodatit.Everypersonleavesthatroomconvincedthatheorshenailedtheexperimentandwonthegame.Theyallbelievethattheydiscoveredthe“perfect”sequenceofbuttonsthatearnedthemtheirpoints.Butthemethodstheycomeupwithareasuniqueastheindividualsthemselves.Onemancameupwithalongsequenceofbutton-pushingthatmadenosensetoanyonebuthimself.Onegirlcametobelievethatshehadtotaptheceilingacertainnumberoftimestogetpoints.Whenshelefttheroomshewasexhaustedfromjumpingupanddown.

           Ourbrainsaremeaningmachines.Whatweunderstandas“meaning”isgeneratedbytheassociationsourbrainmakesbetweentwoormoreexperiences.Wepressabutton,thenweseealightgoon;weassumethebuttoncausedthelighttogoon.This,atitscore,isthebasisofmeaning.Button,light;light,button.Weseeachair.Wenotethatit’sgray.Ourbrainthendrawstheassociationbetweenthecolor(gray)andtheobject(chair)andformsmeaning:“Thechairisgray.”

           Ourmindsareconstantlywhirring,generatingmoreandmoreassociationstohelpusunderstandandcontroltheenvironmentaroundus.