It’s clear to any user that the internet is a wonderful place, which can be equally as weird. Used for everything from looking up recipes to uploading pictures of your last vacation, it has a somewhat more bizarre side, too, brimming with pictures of random happenings and things that might even send shivers down one’s spine—yes, it’s images of spiders and all sorts of other creepy things I’m talking about.Plenty of the latter can be found on the ‘Cursed Images 101’ Instagram account. Dedicated to posts ranging from weird to disturbing, it outweighs the “rainbows and butterflies” side of the Net and proves once again that it boasts a little bit of everything for everyone. So scroll down to find some of such ‘cursed’ images on the list below and see which side of the internet you like browsing more.This post may includeaffiliate links.
It’s clear to any user that the internet is a wonderful place, which can be equally as weird. Used for everything from looking up recipes to uploading pictures of your last vacation, it has a somewhat more bizarre side, too, brimming with pictures of random happenings and things that might even send shivers down one’s spine—yes, it’s images of spiders and all sorts of other creepy things I’m talking about.
Plenty of the latter can be found on the ‘Cursed Images 101’ Instagram account. Dedicated to posts ranging from weird to disturbing, it outweighs the “rainbows and butterflies” side of the Net and proves once again that it boasts a little bit of everything for everyone. So scroll down to find some of such ‘cursed’ images on the list below and see which side of the internet you like browsing more.
This post may includeaffiliate links.
Just over four decades ago, the internet wasn’t even a thing yet, while now more than half of the world’s population are internet users. According torecent statistics, there are roughly 5.35 billion people using it worldwide, 5 billion of whom are social media users.Brimming with cat videos, memes, recipes, and… whatever you can think of, basically, social media platforms have flourished quite rapidly with the rise of the internet; especially over the last decade or so, with Facebook reportedly being the flagship.
Just over four decades ago, the internet wasn’t even a thing yet, while now more than half of the world’s population are internet users. According torecent statistics, there are roughly 5.35 billion people using it worldwide, 5 billion of whom are social media users.
Brimming with cat videos, memes, recipes, and… whatever you can think of, basically, social media platforms have flourished quite rapidly with the rise of the internet; especially over the last decade or so, with Facebook reportedly being the flagship.
The Digital 2024: Global Overview Report also found that despite not being number one in terms of the number of users, Instagram seems to top the list as people’s favorite social media platform. And it’s not difficult to see why; with the majority of content shared on Instagram—nearly 65% to be exact—being pictures, there ought to be a little something for everyone, be it snapshots of cuteanimalsor cursed images.One of the sources of the latter, the ‘Cursed Images 101’ account, has already amassed nearly 34 thousand followers with its somewhat bizarre and often quite frightening content.
The Digital 2024: Global Overview Report also found that despite not being number one in terms of the number of users, Instagram seems to top the list as people’s favorite social media platform. And it’s not difficult to see why; with the majority of content shared on Instagram—nearly 65% to be exact—being pictures, there ought to be a little something for everyone, be it snapshots of cuteanimalsor cursed images.
One of the sources of the latter, the ‘Cursed Images 101’ account, has already amassed nearly 34 thousand followers with its somewhat bizarre and often quite frightening content.
But if the content is somewhat frightening, why would people choose to follow an account such as ‘Cursed Images 101’, you might wonder? The answer to why that is lies within the way our brain and bodies are wired.In aTED-Ed videolesson, the sociologist, author, and educator Margee Kerr explained that under certain circumstances, being scared can actually be fun; that’s why in October of 2015 alone, roughly 28 million people visited a haunted house in the US.
But if the content is somewhat frightening, why would people choose to follow an account such as ‘Cursed Images 101’, you might wonder? The answer to why that is lies within the way our brain and bodies are wired.
In aTED-Ed videolesson, the sociologist, author, and educator Margee Kerr explained that under certain circumstances, being scared can actually be fun; that’s why in October of 2015 alone, roughly 28 million people visited a haunted house in the US.
“Feeling pain-free and energized, while not getting caught up in worries and thoughts that normally occupy our brains, that all sounds great,” Kerr’s lesson continued, pointing out that this type of response is similar, though not exactly the same, to what we experience in positive high-arousal states, like excitement orhappiness.
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The reason every person reacts differently to the perceived threat lies in the differences in how the chemicals associated with the threat response in their bodies work; that’s why some people love riding roller coasters, while others start shivering at the thought of it alone.That’s also likely to be the reason why some people enjoy viewing pictures of spiders and similar creatures, while others stay away from browsing cursed images of any sorts. If you belong to the former group, you might want to continue to this list ofcursed imagesnext or browsethis collectionof creepy content for more spine-chilling pics.
The reason every person reacts differently to the perceived threat lies in the differences in how the chemicals associated with the threat response in their bodies work; that’s why some people love riding roller coasters, while others start shivering at the thought of it alone.
That’s also likely to be the reason why some people enjoy viewing pictures of spiders and similar creatures, while others stay away from browsing cursed images of any sorts. If you belong to the former group, you might want to continue to this list ofcursed imagesnext or browsethis collectionof creepy content for more spine-chilling pics.
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