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https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/11/health/trypophobia-iphone-wellness-intl-scli/index.html
Apple unveiled its new iPhone models on Tuesday -- but while some tech fans applauded the new phones' design and specifications and others weighed in on their pricing, another feature has caught the eye of trypophobia sufferers everywhere.
The Pro and Pro Max phones feature three camera lenses. And while the design is likely to appeal to photography fans, some social media users say it is triggering their trypophobia -- an intense, irrational fear of small holes and clusters of circles and bumps, such as those in a honeycomb, lotus flower or bubble bath.
Research into trypophobia is limited. Geoff Cole, a visual scientist at the University of Essex in the UK, told CNN that while it might seem "a little bit odd" for people to feel uncomfortable at the sight of holes clustered together, for people with trypophobia, the images can cause a range of reactions, with varying levels of severity.
(Score: 2) by Fishscene on Thursday September 12 2019, @02:13PM (6 children)
I mean, with Potholes, shower drains, sinks, cell phones, computer ports, docking stations, mines... - pretty much everything in life involves a hole or a port of some kind... and the camera lenses aren't holes at all - they're completely covered with a mini camera inside.
Why is this even making the news?
I sneezed last week in public and I probably offended quite a few people. News at 11.
I know I am not God, because every time I pray to Him, it's because I'm not perfect and thankful for what He's done.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Fishscene on Thursday September 12 2019, @02:20PM (3 children)
Although flippant, I do in fact understand that those who have this understand that it is an irrational fear. I guess I just don't understand why it took a 3-camera iPhone for this type of phobia to trigger this news story. Where was everyone when this popped up? https://mashable.com/article/nokia-9-five-camera-smartphone-mwc-2019/ [mashable.com]
I know I am not God, because every time I pray to Him, it's because I'm not perfect and thankful for what He's done.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 12 2019, @02:30PM
They learnt everything they know from the razor blade sales dep.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Rupert Pupnick on Thursday September 12 2019, @05:16PM
It's advertising (or "raising public awareness" if you like) disguised as news.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 12 2019, @06:19PM
In case you want a serious answer, for many people that does have close enough "holes" or big enough ones to trigger the phobia. Plus, an iPhone release is going to get more press, as is people's negative reaction to it, compared to some Nokia phone out of sheer market percentage, raising the requisite probabilities of seeing either.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Thursday September 12 2019, @03:41PM
I hope you covered your mouth! Seriously, though. Cover your mouth. Nothing worse, than to be walking along and some rude person sneezes in front of you, without covering their mouth. The Flu, is a thing, it even has it's own season. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flu_season [wikipedia.org]
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 12 2019, @11:10PM
Well it really is fucking ugly and for the FORM before FUNCTION company to make such a hideous monstrosity with all the shit sticking out on the back of the phone, they COULD have allowed the inclusion of a headphone jack. This just proves that it was never about space usage...it was simply a way for Apple to screw over the customer by making them use their earpod garbage and therefore locking them in forever into the AppleBorg.