The stumble experiment

A few years ago a group of behavioral scientists and neurologists did an experiment with live rats, as scientists are prone to do. By attaching transmitters to the pleasure cortex of the rats' brains the scientists were able to gauge the compulsive behavior of a rat that's been given the choice between food, liquid, sex and an instantaneous jolt of pure pleasure.

The rats, predictably, ended up choosing the artificial stimulus every time as opposed to living their little ratty lives, In fact the rats were so controlled by the pleasure that they would happily starve to death at the hands of pure pleasure.

For some reason whilst sat here in front of a computer hitting the "stumble" button again and again I can't help but be reminded of those pleasure seeking rats.

At least those poor bastards got a jolt of electricity to the brain and not just another fucking meme.

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