Thinking: try to see what happens when you turn it off.
Conversation
(It's loud.)
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I have a (completely unproven) hypothesis that a lot of the self-talk we experience is a direct reaction to the fuckcluster of sensory overload you get from living in cities.
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Almost all sensory input provides some kind of behavioural cue:
"Nasty smell, avoid."
"Sound of familiar people, safety." - "Sound of unfamiliar people, danger."
Etc. etc.
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If you keep all the channels open, you are prone to going psychotic. Latent inhibition keeps you sane.
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It's not the only risk factor for psychosis, but it's a fairly big one for many groups.
That little, deluded voice in your head? "For your own good."