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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 guess 75% of women masturbate and only 33% of men. Now let's talk about me.
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'd take the electric shock. I get bored easily and hate being bored. It takes a lot of mental effort to maintain my sanity. And the electric shock is over in an instant. I'm not very surprised by the stark difference between men and women, but it's hard to put the reasons into words. I think women are more passive, being and feeling oriented while men are more active, thinking and doing oriented, so men may be more likely to get more bored in that situation. Also men are more likely to go out on a limb and do something dangerous or hardcore/extreme (such as receiving an electric shock), which is why we have the whole "Why Women Live Longer" meme. https://twitter.com/search?q=why%20women%20live%20longer&src=typed_query&f=user . I guess this makes sense from an evolutionary-psychological viewpoint, with men being historically the ones who go out in the wild and hun and gather, which is dangerous and active/adventurous, while women stay in and housekeep and take care of the kids. It may also be a factor that men are always the ones vying for women's affections, so they have to accomplish feats to impress them.
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
Men are kinkier
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