Curiosity

I don't want to call these research topics since that implies a result-oriented frame of thinking. I don't have any particular direction I prefer to take with these ideas - I am simply curious.

1. Some people do not care about spoilers. Some people are overly sensitive about spoilers. What makes people not care/care too much about being spoiled? And, to what extent are they right; by this, I mean do people who care a lot about not being spoiled really are critically affected by spoilers as they expect to be? Maybe people who hate spoilers will still enjoy movies they would enjoy without spoilers, even though they probably predict otherwise.

2. Curiosity is powerful. Most people would probably fuck a hot girl whom they have never seen a layer of skin of than a hot girl wearing skimpy clothes, and not only because of the stigmas or prude vs. slut but also because sexual curiosity is powerful. A good example is Japanese porn - actresses resort to filming no-mosaic videos when they fall off their peak. While shooting no-mosaic videos squeezes out more money in the short run, it is the fastest way for a porn actress to nose-dive into irrelevance. A big mission for idol girls, or all girls, is keeping the golden balance of piquing enough sexual curiosity while not being overexposed. A secret to long-run is staying mysterious.

3. Death. Death is a very interesting topic to me right now. One research question I have is whether perceived distance from death affects us behaviorally. For example, if we were to live only 40 years, just as humans have done in the past, would we live as we do now, fucking tinder sluts weekly and smoking weed to no limit? Evolutionarily, we have evolved to be uncomfortable with death, to live and plan like we will never die. Technology has made it even easier for us to ignore the concept of death - with all the medicine, technology, and the promise of exponentially improving technology throughout our lives, we can ignore death easier. That means we value every minute less. Things are often romantic only because we know they are transient. Romance has died.

4. Is it more effective for fat people to advertise food? It might make food seem more delicious, but fat people are often associated with negative images. For example, some brand chickens use idol girl groups, some use fat comedians.

5. Torrent and Netflix allows us to stack up on episodes of a series and watch them all at once - a marathon. Is it actually more fun if it's done this way? Maybe we expect it to be more fun to watch multiple anime episodes at once, but in reality, maybe watching one at a time is more fun. Maybe we are more satisfied watching all at once, but enjoy them less. This is related to #3, how short-livedness might contribute to quality or appreciation, something we probably oversee more than we should.

While writing this, I noticed that every one of these relates to the concept of time, except for #4.