Why do enjoy it?
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Everything we like, we like for some reason. I love most things in my life because i grew up with my older brother and father liking then, so to be like daddy i to learned to love then and still do now. But can this really explain why i like what i do for everything? a simply equation of x=sd+sb? Or is there a more complex indepth reason to it?
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There seems to be a lot of factors. Some factors are more simplistic than others.
Sure, we like things because we were exposed to them from a young age by our familiars. I like to think my interest in computers and video games stemmed because my father always had multiple Commodore PCs and Atari consoles strewn about the house that I learned to use from a very early age, only to end up expanding my interests as I grew older.
Similarly there is peer pressure, I started to enjoy FPS games because one of my friends convinced me to start playing Modern Warfare 2 with him and my interests in other shooting related games started increasing, when before I wasn't terribly interested in the genre and played mostly RPGs.
Even interests can be expanded for the sake of interests. I have a fascination with sniper rifles that stemmed from my enjoyment in sniping in video games. I started reading a lot about sniper rifles from multiple internet sources. How they are built, how they function, ammo types, configurations, etc... All of this despite the fact that I've hated guns my whole life and had no interest in them previously.
I guess what I'm trying to get at, is that things that we enjoy are caused by many contributing factors, and in no one's case can it be pinpointed to one method consistently. The best answer for now is: we like what we like, because we like it.
Sure, we like things because we were exposed to them from a young age by our familiars. I like to think my interest in computers and video games stemmed because my father always had multiple Commodore PCs and Atari consoles strewn about the house that I learned to use from a very early age, only to end up expanding my interests as I grew older.
Similarly there is peer pressure, I started to enjoy FPS games because one of my friends convinced me to start playing Modern Warfare 2 with him and my interests in other shooting related games started increasing, when before I wasn't terribly interested in the genre and played mostly RPGs.
Even interests can be expanded for the sake of interests. I have a fascination with sniper rifles that stemmed from my enjoyment in sniping in video games. I started reading a lot about sniper rifles from multiple internet sources. How they are built, how they function, ammo types, configurations, etc... All of this despite the fact that I've hated guns my whole life and had no interest in them previously.
I guess what I'm trying to get at, is that things that we enjoy are caused by many contributing factors, and in no one's case can it be pinpointed to one method consistently. The best answer for now is: we like what we like, because we like it.
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I agree, there are hundreds of factors, but what i really want to know is if there is anything we like, just instictivly, you know, i mean if we like it for no factors or background, we just like it. I can't think of anything that won't trace back to someone or thing else, can you?
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I doubt there is. Humanity itself is based on learning and growing to better ourselves. Nothing can be learned from nothingness, and you have to compare something to grow as a result of it whether directly or indirectly.
Our own hobbies, likes, tastes, whatever you want to call them, is a branch of our humanity.
Our own hobbies, likes, tastes, whatever you want to call them, is a branch of our humanity.
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Makes me wonder what kind of thing someone would like if he/she grew up completely isolated from the rest of humanity. What sort of tastes would this person develop, in this completely self-populated world?
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Tsurayu wrote...
There seems to be a lot of factors. Some factors are more simplistic than others. Sure, we like things because we were exposed to them from a young age by our familiars. I like to think my interest in computers and video games stemmed because my father always had multiple Commodore PCs and Atari consoles strewn about the house that I learned to use from a very early age, only to end up expanding my interests as I grew older.
Similarly there is peer pressure, I started to enjoy FPS games because one of my friends convinced me to start playing Modern Warfare 2 with him and my interests in other shooting related games started increasing, when before I wasn't terribly interested in the genre and played mostly RPGs.
Even interests can be expanded for the sake of interests. I have a fascination with sniper rifles that stemmed from my enjoyment in sniping in video games. I started reading a lot about sniper rifles from multiple internet sources. How they are built, how they function, ammo types, configurations, etc... All of this despite the fact that I've hated guns my whole life and had no interest in them previously.
I guess what I'm trying to get at, is that things that we enjoy are caused by many contributing factors, and in no one's case can it be pinpointed to one method consistently. The best answer for now is: we like what we like, because we like it.
I'm agreeing with you here.
We like things because others like them. By liking what they like, we feel like we belong in a group/something special. Then the growing/breakdown process takes it's toll. You either REALLY like it, or break away and become interested in something else with another group of people.
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Zero_Hour wrote...
Makes me wonder what kind of thing someone would like if he/she grew up completely isolated from the rest of humanity. What sort of tastes would this person develop, in this completely self-populated world?Sugar and fat, humans have a genetic receptiveness for those 2 things.
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We enjoy it because when performing it, our brains produce dopamine and several endorphins, which tells us to enjoy it.
What triggers our brain to produce those chemicals? I haven't the faintest idea. Suppose I'll take a stab at it all the same.
Humans are animals. An animal's two greatest instincts are survival and reproduction, in that order. Breathing feels good after holding your breath for awhile because your body wants you to keep breathing. Sex feels good because your body is telling you reproducing to keep the species alive is a good thing.
Regarding regular activities that don't fall under any animalistic instincts...this is where it gets difficult. I can tie why we enjoy winning contests to sex again...males fought each other for the right to mate with a specific female.
I can't answer, for example, why I enjoy looking at the sun set in the horizon where it seems to fade into the ocean. It's a beautiful sight, but why I find it beautiful is basically the same question as why I enjoy it, and I have no answer.
What triggers our brain to produce those chemicals? I haven't the faintest idea. Suppose I'll take a stab at it all the same.
Humans are animals. An animal's two greatest instincts are survival and reproduction, in that order. Breathing feels good after holding your breath for awhile because your body wants you to keep breathing. Sex feels good because your body is telling you reproducing to keep the species alive is a good thing.
Regarding regular activities that don't fall under any animalistic instincts...this is where it gets difficult. I can tie why we enjoy winning contests to sex again...males fought each other for the right to mate with a specific female.
I can't answer, for example, why I enjoy looking at the sun set in the horizon where it seems to fade into the ocean. It's a beautiful sight, but why I find it beautiful is basically the same question as why I enjoy it, and I have no answer.