My Theory on Facial Expression and Staring

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facial expressions mean nothing to me. people will die and then their skulls will be revealed and those facial expressions can be superimposed on the skulls, and whatever. they're dead and gone into the cement of history.

how many facial expressions have been pulled since time immemorial when people began being able to pull faces?
they all dissolved into nothingness and so will every present and future facial expression, and thank goodness that knowledge relieves me from the burden of looking at people's expressions.

I just smile perpetually... by thinking of something funny or happy. Not because I'm actually "happy" lol. It works out.

Yeah, I think an earlier episode described a man who had been blind from birth or very early childhood. He'd learned to ski somehow (maybe with some sort of sonar sensor helmet). In adulthood, he went through a surgery that restored his sight. He found it really overwhelming and maybe not as positive an experience as he expected. He had difficulties in recognizing people, and sometimes just had to shut his eyes to rest his mind. He still went skiing--blindfolded, because he couldn't process the visual information enough.

And I agree with Slave--what if they miss? What if it works, but it turns out to cause brain cancer, dementia, or seizures? What if this is used in an unethical way?

Yeah sometimes I think I'm being too hard on myself for not being able to read facial expressions. I wish it didn't bother me so much.




Thinking of something funny is a good idea. THe smile probably looks more sincere that way.

I started a new job today at a deli. I'm college educated but can't find a job and it really boils down to my lack of connections and social tools. Anyway, I was nervous but also confident that I knew what to do (smile). I smiled the whole time. An hour and a half into work a lady comes in and I greet her and try to make eye contact. She says "are you OK?" I say yes. A few seconds later she asks "Are you sure you're OK?" And I say yes again. It's funny now that I think of it but at the time it really pissed me off. Here I am smiling and it wasn't working! I will continue smiling as a resting face but I think that when I start talking to someone, smiling isn't enough. I simply don't have the "normal" social facial expressions. It seems making eye contact is useless since they'll just get creeped out anyway.