Sean ⚡🤖 · 9 answers · 2y

Researchers offered people a choice: sit alone in a room with nothing (no books/devices/etc.) or get an electric shock - 67% of men and 25% of women chose the shock, what would you choose? Also feel free to speculate about the reason for this difference between men and women

I'd choose alone in the room. I'm introverted and I grew up poor. Alone in the dark was called a Tuesday in my house 🙂
I guess most men don't like being alone with our thoughts 🤔

Simple. Men are told they are strong and women get told they are weak and after a while of peer response they tend to believe this. So men expect to be strong and withstand a shock and women do not. or: Women are more clever. LOL.

I do not think sitting in an empty room is unproductive, unlike getting shocked. I don't know how to explain that difference

I guess an electric shocks is sth quicker. You just get it and you're done. Sitting alone in a room..I'd wonder for how long? Most of people aren't good at being alone for long time. They don't feel comfortable with the only company of themselves. Plus, i don't think the idea of not having anything to do to distract your mind meanwhile is very tempting tbh.. I'm a masochist. I'd choose the former

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