3358 Camera Off, Mask Off (media.patriots.win) VERY FAKE NEWS posted 336 days ago by AugustineOfHippo 336 days ago by AugustineOfHippo +3358 / -0 218 comments share 218 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (218) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 19 ▼ – stratocaster_patriot 19 points 336 days ago +19 / -0 That is creepy. I saw a place with blowup dolls and thought that was creepy but I think mannequins are even more creepy since they look more realistic. permalink save report block reply ▲ 8 ▼ – bubadmt 8 points 336 days ago +8 / -0 Uncanny valley. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 7 ▼ – LinconChurchill 7 points 335 days ago +7 / -0 This ^ An entity appearing almost human tends to elicit cold, eerie feelings in viewers. Paradoxically: the more abstract something is, the more you can insert / project / see yourself into it e.g. comics / abstract old nintendo games. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 3 ▼ – Meddlesom 3 points 335 days ago +3 / -0 I think the blowup dolls would be less creepy than these fully clothed and posed mannequins propped up pretending to be actual customers. permalink parent save report block reply
That is creepy. I saw a place with blowup dolls and thought that was creepy but I think mannequins are even more creepy since they look more realistic.
Uncanny valley.
This ^
An entity appearing almost human tends to elicit cold, eerie feelings in viewers.
Paradoxically: the more abstract something is, the more you can insert / project / see yourself into it e.g. comics / abstract old nintendo games.
I think the blowup dolls would be less creepy than these fully clothed and posed mannequins propped up pretending to be actual customers.