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LionelBlair on scored.co
2 days ago7 points(+0/-0/+7Score on mirror)
I think it's mostly just down to laziness. You could probably get used to just about any sound or smell if you're too lazy to deal with it.
I have a white friend who has a smoke detector which has been beeping every thirty seconds for several years now. He doesn't hear it anymore, but it all started with his "Yeah, I'll have to get around to doing that" mentality. He'll never just fix something which needs fixing in the moment. He'll never do anything in the moment. It's all "effort". Think of that story of the Africans who have a hole in their roof but never fix it when the sun is out because there's no problem when it's not raining. There's no problem for the 29 seconds that thing isn't beeping so why expend effort? The human brain accommodates for laziness if that's how you want to live your life.
I have a white friend who has a smoke detector which has been beeping every thirty seconds for several years now. He doesn't hear it anymore, but it all started with his "Yeah, I'll have to get around to doing that" mentality. He'll never just fix something which needs fixing in the moment. He'll never do anything in the moment. It's all "effort". Think of that story of the Africans who have a hole in their roof but never fix it when the sun is out because there's no problem when it's not raining. There's no problem for the 29 seconds that thing isn't beeping so why expend effort? The human brain accommodates for laziness if that's how you want to live your life.