Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美 @halfrobot.com · Jun 16

I do agree that delayed gratification is a kink and that UI/UX design is rife with horrific sensorial crimes, of course. But this part is particularly good: the marshmallow test does measure something (a different pleasure) just not what researchers wanted it to

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Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美 · Jun 16

I realized this when I did the marshmallow test on my own captive preschooler. She immediately fixed a stern look on her face, talked to herself about stories for 15 minutes, then indignantly demanded if waiting another 15 minutes would cause the two marshmallows to double again to four marshmallows