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RegularBasicStranger t1_ja87bac wrote

Reply to Your brain can remember a random event from 7 years ago, but can easily forget why you walked in a room 10 secs ago. by Living_Psychology_95

Because 7 years ago stuff that is still in the memory would be connected to the prefrontal cortex thus can be reached from many neural network entry points.

But something normal will not cause strong enough feelings to get the memory included in the prefrontal cortex thus the only way to reach it would be via the hippocampus' most recent neuron, holding the most recent memory or via the sensory cortex such as seeing it or hearing about it.

However, since memories form at 8 to 25 Hertz, 10 seconds ago would be around 100 neurons ago thus the signal cannot reach that far back from hippocampus' most recent neuron.

Thus only if the memory is directly activated via somebody or something directly reminds the person of it, can that memory be reached thus 10 seconds is too far back.

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xfvh t1_ja86npi wrote

Reply to comment by spartanhonor_12 in Hogwarts legacy sold 15million copies and it seems as a success,but 70million persons bought tickets to see Fantastic Beasts 3 and it was seen as a failure by [deleted]

You mean that video games and movies aren't the same in every way? That turning a video game directly into a movie isn't usually a good idea? Wow, you're really breaking new ground here. No one has ever said that before </sarc>

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realdealreel9 t1_ja84os9 wrote

Reply to comment by yamaha2000us in Young generations tend to judge or pity for old generations but the fact is that the later are apparently happier, less anxious and more content with what they achieved or failed to. by red-ed

You actually think that access to credit that Gen Z has is the reason they can’t afford rent or a mortgage on a now wildly priced home? Lmao

People can’t live within their means because corporations prioritize endless growth and profits over paying people more. Meanwhile landlords live off the back of this labor, all the while shrugging that it’s just the market as they steadily raise rents and grow their empires endlessly. Corporate/landlord greed is what keeps most people constantly struggling not the fancy coffee they buy every once in a while w their credit card to feel something other than hopelessness about their financial prospects (to say nothing of the environmental destruction this same greed is exacerbating—see the train derailment in Ohio for example).

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sformaggio t1_ja845q4 wrote

Reply to Young generations tend to judge or pity for old generations but the fact is that the later are apparently happier, less anxious and more content with what they achieved or failed to. by red-ed

The world ha s changed , older generations, not all but most, do no comprehend how the world is rn; therefore less stressed.

The problem is they open their mouth and talk about how to do things in a world that doesn't exist anymore, hence pity at best.

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wrstcasechelle t1_ja83v6m wrote

Reply to comment by willsmithsrightpalm in Young generations tend to judge or pity for old generations but the fact is that the later are apparently happier, less anxious and more content with what they achieved or failed to. by red-ed

Absolutely true.

Personally I’m jealous of the older generations who were able to buy a home, support a household on a single income, “keep up with the Joneses,” afford all the costs that come with large families,etc.

Most of us live paycheck to paycheck, no savings, and plenty of debt, and it’s not from lack of effort. Two of my best friends make over 100k a year and they still struggle with debt (although to be fair one is a compulsive shopper and the other has a shit-ton of student loans to pay off.)

My problem with the older generations is that generally they don’t understand why the younger aren’t living up to their own financial standards. We’re just lazy and don’t want to work, welfare queens, etc. I love my job, and I bust my ass, but I’m still not paid a living wage.

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