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Doe
03/18/20 2:49:27 AM
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Are we naturally attracted to literal shiny rocks? Or is it learned behavior?


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TreyFlowers
03/18/20 2:50:18 AM
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MorbidFaithless
03/18/20 3:16:54 AM
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TreyFlowers posted...
shiny = good
This. I think it's hardwired. Although as we evolve people seem to hold less stock in things like gems and precious metals.

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archedsoul
03/18/20 3:18:11 AM
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Because they had the best legendaries.

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bobbaaay
03/18/20 3:31:54 AM
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archedsoul posted...
Because they had the best legendaries.

Came to say because they're the best main-line games -- but this answer works as well.
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Magnificent_11
03/18/20 3:32:14 AM
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Because humans are simpletons.
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Doe
03/18/20 3:32:22 AM
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archedsoul posted...
Because they had the best legendaries.
In my mind gen 2 has the least impactful legendaries of the series. The element dogs are more notable than the box art pokemon

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malenz
03/18/20 3:32:31 AM
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because it fucking pretty as fuck

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Evening_Dragon
03/18/20 3:32:45 AM
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My theory is that they engage our brains with with two things we really like: patterns, and light.

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Hambo the Hog
03/18/20 3:36:07 AM
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As shiny things move or as we move around them, they seem to change and they're kinda animated in the light and it's enchanting.

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malenz
03/18/20 3:37:14 AM
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Hambo the Hog posted...
As shiny things move or as we move around them, they seem to change and they're kinda animated in the light and it's enchanting.
true

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Questionmarktarius
03/18/20 3:37:36 AM
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Hambo the Hog posted...
As shiny things move or as we move around them, they seem to change and they're kinda animated in the light and it's enchanting.
Were that really the case, bismuth would be more popular.

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Magnificent_11
03/18/20 3:39:53 AM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Were that really the case, bismuth would be more popular.

bismuth is fragile as ****, so its very inpracticle for jewelry. Seriously they crumble. Chalk is harder.
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