[ExI] what's the use?

[Adrian Tymes]

Evolutionary hiccup, where people become attracted to certain elements of
danger.  No productive purpose needed.

Why do we like music?  There may be some overlap with that reason.

On Sat, Oct 5, 2024 at 9:28 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> Enjoyment still unexplained.    bill w
>
> On Sat, Oct 5, 2024 at 8:07 AM BillK via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 5 Oct 2024 at 13:28, William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat
>> <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > I come up empty when I try to figure out the evolutionary uses of our
>> propensity for loving loud noises:  unmuffled cars (NASCAR), carnival
>> rides, fireworks, rock concerts, yelling.
>> >
>> > There was once a race  - Indy perhaps - which included a car run by a
>> turbine.  It was far ahead  - two laps to go, I think - when a $6 part
>> failed.
>> > They never did it again.  Fans said that the turbine made a hum - no
>> big noise - and so the promoters decided that fans just would not put up
>> with that.  No excitement there.
>> >
>> > What's the use?    bill w
>> > _______________________________________________
>>
>>
>> The auditory system evolved to protect us from danger.  Loud noise
>> (like animal snarling, or falling rocks), caused an instant 'flee or
>> fight' reaction in our body. When you walk into a nightclub and are
>> deafened by the noise, the same body reaction happens, then you
>> instantly control it, but still feel the excitement and thrill.
>> It is automatic, most people end up enjoying the experience.
>> (After their ears get accustomed to the noise level, that is!).
>>
>> BillK
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