GMU:Speculative Atmospheres/Andrea Geyer: Difference between revisions

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So maybe our perception system developed on purpose a functionalism that works in a way which ‚saves‘ us from overstimulation:

we look at things, quickly, recognize them [= as being the ~~thing~~ we learnt they are], say „Aha, this it is!“, and move on.

we look at things, quickly, recognize them [= as being the things we learnt they are], say „Aha!“ [= aha, this is it. I recognize it!], and move on.

So our usual ‚superficial‘ way of perceiving things is also a coping mechanism of our own inner system because if we would really perceive everything in so much detail we would most likely be really really overwhelmed.

And I feel reminded of people with forms of autism that ~~are supposed to deal with exactly this topic of ‚over-perception‘ because they~~ can't help but be stimulated by so many things at the same time.

And I feel reminded of people with forms of autism that can't help but be stimulated by so many things at the same time. And many of those people love to listen to e.g. the roaring of a vacuum cleaner or watch the rotating of a spinning top as these are constant, steady sounds or movements (with certain patters): it calms them down. And I think: Now why is it that listening to a vacuum cleaner rather makes me nervous than calms me down? and for other people its the other way round? A sound/movement/whatever needs to be so steady and continuously that it secretly slips into our subconscious.

And ~~then,~~ many of those people love to listen to e.g. the roaring of a vacuum cleaner or watch the rotating of a spinning top ~~on the other hand~~ as these are constant, steady~~, uniform~~ sounds or movements (with certain patters): it calms them down.

And I ~~wonder then.... Why~~ is it that listening to a vacuum cleaner ~~for a long time would~~ rather ~~make~~ me nervous than ~~calm~~ me down, and for other people its the other way round? A sound/movement/whatever needs to be so steady and continuously that it secretly slips into our subconscious.

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 So maybe our perception system developed on purpose a functionalism that works in a way which ‚saves‘ us from overstimulation:
-we look at things, quickly, recognize them [= as being the thing we learnt they are], say „Aha, this it is!“,  and move on.
+we look at things, quickly, recognize them [= as being the things we learnt they are], say „Aha!“ [= aha, this is it. I recognize it!],  and move on.
 So our usual ‚superficial‘ way of perceiving things is also a coping mechanism of our own inner system because if we would really perceive everything in so much detail we would most likely be really really overwhelmed.
-And I feel reminded of people with forms of autism that are supposed to deal with exactly this topic of ‚over-perception‘ because they can't help but be stimulated by so many things at the same time.
+And I feel reminded of people with forms of autism that can't help but be stimulated by so many things at the same time. And many of those people love to listen to e.g. the roaring of a vacuum cleaner or watch the rotating of a spinning top as these are constant, steady sounds or movements  (with certain patters): it calms them down. And I think: Now why is it that listening to a vacuum cleaner rather makes me nervous than calms me down? and for other people its the other way round?  A sound/movement/whatever needs to be so steady and continuously that it secretly slips into our subconscious.
-And then, many of those people love to listen to e.g. the roaring of a vacuum cleaner or watch the rotating of a spinning top on the other hand as these are constant, steady, uniform sounds or movements  (with certain patters): it calms them down.
-And I wonder then.... Why is it that listening to a vacuum cleaner for a long time would rather make me nervous than calm me down, and for other people its the other way round?  A sound/movement/whatever needs to be so steady and continuously that it secretly slips into our subconscious.