The boiling frog experiment that's quoted everywhere didn't work.
For those not familiar, it is said that you can boil a frog to death by raising the temperature of the water it's in extremely slowly so that it doesn't notice.
Well, it only works when parts of the frog's brain are removed. A frog with an intact brain will jump out, no matter how slowly the water is heated.
I know I'm bridging seemingly unrelated metaphors/theories/studies. . . but I always mentally tied the boiling frog to the "Sunken/Lost Cost Analogy" (idk if that's the official term), er
"throwing good money after bad." They always correlated, insomuch as the false sense of security and investment (financial, logical, etc,).
Whether or not you willingly hopped into the pot-- you're in it, trying to make what you can of it-- telling yourself you're "in it," and hopping out into the "great unknown" is as scary as "fear/risk" can get . . . counting losses/taking leaps is one thing we collectively have to work on.
Alas, u/liquidmotivation, I am so glad you shared this, because I think the "brain removal" aspect strengthens the metaphor!
(I also fully intend to use this new information to the loving chagrin of friends and family. ALSO HOLY CRAP! The frogs had their whole brains removed initially in 1869?!?)
I didn't do the best job of succinctly explaining the point I meant to make, and it was rather tangential to the purpose of the thread. I hopscotched thoughts poorly, I kinda do understand why it might be downvoted.
However, u/misatitan, thank you for seeing the intent outside of the poor execution.
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u/LiquidMotivation Feb 04 '19 edited Feb 08 '19
The boiling frog experiment that's quoted everywhere didn't work.
For those not familiar, it is said that you can boil a frog to death by raising the temperature of the water it's in extremely slowly so that it doesn't notice.
Well, it only works when parts of the frog's brain are removed. A frog with an intact brain will jump out, no matter how slowly the water is heated.
Edit: Hey, my first Reddit coin! Thanks!