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I was wondering, what people would actually do in that situation. Its somewhat expectable thing in some horror games, but i dont think i have seen the concept explored in this light.

Lets say you get an emergency message to your phone, the one they use to inform people of things like toxic chemical spills, accidents and everything. The message informs you to stay indoors and expressively says that you should not look outside no matter what, but does not clarify further why. And the message is repeated enough times that its clear its not joke/hoax/error.

What would you do?

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[–] dhork@lemmy.world 122 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social 10 points 4 days ago

Compulsively

[–] Biffsbraincell@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago

Yeah but like really quickly at first. Just a peek.

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'd look outside bfore even finishing reading the message

[–] gezginorman@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

also from different windows and angles till i see whatever it is

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 63 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'd look at my camera feeds to see what's outside without looking outside

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Same. I’m too lazy sometimes that I’d rather check my camera feed instead of getting off the couch to look out the window.

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[–] AstroLightz@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (3 children)

If the moon is out, I would stay indoors, block all moonlight from entering, and break all of my mirrors. Not falling for that again.

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[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 days ago
[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 26 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)
[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 34 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Check online, see what's going on.

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 29 points 4 days ago (8 children)

I'd look, of course. Phenomena that can kill you just by looking at them exist only in horror stories and movies.

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[–] Nemo@midwest.social 14 points 4 days ago

I would immediately and involuntarily have looked outside immediately after the first message.

Human instincts are dumb like that.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago

DO NOT LOOK AT THE MOON

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 days ago

If they don't explain why, then that's suspicious. I'd think that someone hacked the emergency alert system for some kind of ARG or joke.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Roll my eyes and get pissed off that my local TV channel is having technical problems. Again.

[–] habitualcynic@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Classics of the Internet!

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago

Get someone else to look inside. I have seen Indiana Jones.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 12 points 4 days ago

Immediately look outside.

[–] WongKaKui@piefed.ca 6 points 3 days ago

I feel like statistally you're more likely to get a coup and the coup plotters and trying to prevent civillian resistance as in "please do not notice these collumns of tanks trying to takeover, totally nothing nefarious happening, nothing to see here citizen, move along" than some mysterious "if you look outside, you die" movie plot. So I'm probably pulling out the camera to record whats probably a once in a lifetime event.

[–] LordMayor@piefed.social 16 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

It’s one of the most annoying movie/TV tropes. “Don’t do this. Bad things will happen!” No explanation of what or why because there’s no time or “you wouldn’t understand.” So, of course, they do it. (And, so would I.)

Immediately kills suspension of disbelief.

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[–] farmgineer@nord.pub 8 points 4 days ago

Look at my camera feed which looks outside.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

And the message is repeated enough times that its clear its not joke/hoax/error.

I don't think that's possible. Given the fact that our national government recently used the system to tell everybody that it's hot outside I don't think there is any message too stupid that they wouldn't send.

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[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

stay where you are your children are sleeping they are asleep don't move just stay where you are

please stop calling

don't look outside it's not them

weapons are ineffective they cant leave the trees

stay where you are

they are not your children

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 5 points 3 days ago

Be very much amused that someone hacked the Emergency Alert System

[–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (3 children)

We have some windows without curtains, blinds or shutters, so die, I guess.

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[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Great indie horror game!

Interestingly if you look outside you immediately lose the game!

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Like in "Asylum", where you got the message "A piano falls from above, crushing you to death." whenever you looked up...

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago

I'd check my doorbell camera.

[–] Makeshift@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 days ago

From past experience : I seem to be one of the ones that actually will not look outside.

One lesson I have paid attention to is when people say "learn from my mistakes", and in this hypothetical, I would first think that we're being told to avoid making a mistake someone else has made.

At least until I find out why we're not looking outside, and can evaluate whether I will look. I'll then promptly make whatever the wrong decision is after learning why.

[–] AyuTsukasa@lemmy.zip 11 points 4 days ago

To me it is never clear that's it's not a joke unless they explain. I'm just too skeptical to believe them.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 8 points 4 days ago

SCP is leaking, again.

I'd immediately say "well that's just fucking bullshit", then go outside to look.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Look outside, knowing my dumb ass. Or set up a mirror to do so

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[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

I gotta peek through a gap in the blinds.

Any message that tells you to do something without any explanation provided is suspect.

[–] y0kai@anarchist.nexus 10 points 4 days ago

idk I'd probably read it like a day after I was supposed to so whatever was happening is probably already over

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Well since the only realistic danger to looking outside is a large explosion, maybe nuclear …. It depend s whether I’m still looking when the blast wave hits

[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)
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[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 2 points 3 days ago

I'd probably use my phone.

[–] QuantumEraser@fedia.io 8 points 4 days ago

Take a quick look outside to see if there's actually anything going on, then go back to watever I was doing and keep an eye on the news to see who hacked the emergency alert system. Because no legitimate alert will say something that nonsensical without an explanation.

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