Spitzspot ,
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*John Timber enters the chat

doom_and_gloom ,
@doom_and_gloom@lemmy.ml avatar

Because our brains are pattern recognition machines.

Fun article, although I wish it had gone a bit deeper.

onlinepersona ,

This is the equivalent of people seeing Jesus in rice grains, but the aural version.

Anti Commercial-AI license

Karyoplasma ,

This reminds me of Black & White, the god simulation game from, idk, the early 2000s. They had a list of common names and if your save profile matched one, a creepy voice would call you from time to time.

umbrella ,
@umbrella@lemmy.ml avatar

this is cool

loops ,

That game was so good.

bradorsomething ,

It need to come back on VR head sets.

Boomkop3 ,

I've never experienced this, I've been in the woods plenty of times tho

Paradachshund ,

Same, never had this happen and I've also been in the woods many times.

Alsjemenou ,

I would like to add to this. I spend at least 20 hours a week in forests, and have heard a lot of things. Never my name.

LallyLuckFarm ,
@LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.org avatar

Why do I hear my name being called in the woods? Gray catbirds

emptyother ,
@emptyother@programming.dev avatar

I know I heard my name called occasionally as a kid. Clear as day but directionless, seemingly from very close to me. I figured its just a bug in a developing mind. But could also be that my mom got damn angry if I didnt hear her calling so I was always listening for it, and like the article describe, I picked up noise and the brain filled in the expectation.

Coskii ,
@Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

If this isn't an SCP, it definitely should be. That being said I've never experienced this and I spent an awful lot of time wandering in the wildernesses in Monterey.

Neato ,
@Neato@ttrpg.network avatar

If you hear your name called while collecting samples in [redacted] Forest, ND, DO NOT respond. Calmly walk back to your vehicle and radio for support. An extraction team will be at your location shortly to remove you from the gaze of [redacted].

Whimseymimple ,
@Whimseymimple@beehaw.org avatar

Oh no. Did you say ND? 👀

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