Comment

Comment by m463

I have a theory about the uncanny valley.

I think somehow our body is pre-wired for some smells.

Healthy food is nutritious, so it smells good.

In the same way our body knows "dead person" is a very terrible smell, even if we have never encountered it in our life.

Maybe the uncanny valley is the same thing for vision -- we are wired to be wary of sick or dead people, who look "off" because of an expression, their posture, skin color, etc.

Just a theory.

parent m463 7 years ago

Discussion

Live from the official Hacker News API

A modern reader for Hacker News · SvelteKit + Skeleton