Did Watching All Those Zombie Movies Prepare You For The Pandemic? Research Says Yes!

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While many enjoy these stories, thinking of them as nothing but a guilty pleasure, they may not realize that immersing themselves in fiction has prepared them for the reality of 2020, according to a team of researchers.

"What we found was that people who watched certain kinds of movies before the pandemic seemed to be helped by them during the pandemic.”

“The idea is that they can sort of practise feeling anxious or practise feeling afraid or overcoming that or being OK with that so when something happens in their life that makes them afraid, or makes them anxious, they’re better able to deal with it or have more sort of tools that they're equipped with dealing with it,” he explained.

“To me, this implicates an even more important message about stories in general — whether in books, movies or plays. Stories are not just entertainment, but preparation for life," added Johnson.

 

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Watch Contagion!

Definitely

I fricken knew it .

I don't remember all the toilet paper hoarding in any of those movies. And my machete is still unused.

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It's PredictiveProgramming and it can relate to any desired topic. Before 9/11 there were literally hundreds of similar scenes beamed into the minds of people over three decades through movies, tv shows, cartoons, clips and ads to mentally prepare them and get a lock.

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This is The Walking Dead prequel.

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“Does Hollywood brainwash the masses? Yes!”

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