Why do people click the, don't click this button?

[DanDeFool]

Seriously, I saw a shiny red button, then I clicked and now Justin Bieber is everywhere because of my actions (long story) so people, why do we click the, don't click this buttons?

I hope you don't think this is a miss leading title, if anything this whole discussion is on miss leading titles.

Why? Why, why why?

Why not?

It's the same reason you were never satisfied when your parents told you "Don't do this, because I said so." You get that you're not supposed to do it, but you don't understand why not?

"What happens when I drive over the speed limit?"
"What's inside that power transformer that's so dangerous?"
"What happens when I inject Heroin into my veins?"

If you don't give people the whole story, they'll always want to find out what happens next for themselves. If the "Do Not Press" button had instead been labeled the "Press Button and Everyone's Avatar Will be Replaced by Pictures of Justin Beiber" button, you probably wouldn't have pressed it.

 

[Thundero13]

I knew what the button did, I just clicked it for the badge

 

[metal mustache]

We click it because anarachy is just fucking great!

you can't tell me what to do man! click

 

[teqrevisited]

Tell someone not to do something and chances are they will do the opposite.

 

[savageoblivi0n]

i'm gonna let the good Doctor explain why most people probably clicked it..

OT: thus far i have managed to avoid clicking it...but have wanted a reason to use that clip for a long time...and the shiny badge keeps tempting me o.0

 

[Kross]

It was fun while it lasted, but sadly no more Biebs for the newbs.

At least we'll have our badges to remember him by.

 

[kortin]

I did it twice. Because I wanted to see if it would happen again. It happened again. :\

 

[Kross]

Im convinced that's theres a secret way to press one of those buttons and it will dispense a cupcake of the user's choosing, i'll stop as soon as i get my cupcake,and proof that i can't somehow repeat the process.

I'm pretty sure this is true.

Perfect Badge Activated.
Also, Moo.

 

[Jfswift]

It's not as tempting if you already know what the button does. Now unknown buttons.. tempting..

 

[Kross]

Because if we weren't meant to press a button, they wouldn't have it in the first place..I think the person who makes the damn buttons is the bigger idiot. If the button does something bad, like blow a building up, you need to make it a code so it doessn't get pressed by an outside force or by accident.

Spoiler: Sometimes, it has to be just a button.

This button cuts the power to a LOT of servers. I have to put my hands in my pockets whenever I'm near it.

 

[Erana]

It was fun while it lasted, but sadly no more Biebs for the newbs.

At least we'll have our badges to remember him by.

Let me guess, you're trying to imply that the badges don't work in order to get people to click it?

Of course, NewK is just as... loveable with his new rating system:

Score: Three clickable Red Buttons out of Five.

 

[ckam]

You're a good listener, that's why.

 

[KILGAZOR]

OP, I think this is a question you should ask a psychologist.

 

[phatty500]

dammit now i have beibers too....he goes away.....right?

 

[Alphakirby]

Because if we weren't meant to press a button, they wouldn't have it in the first place..I think the person who makes the damn buttons is the bigger idiot. If the button does something bad, like blow a building up, you need to make it a code so it doessn't get pressed by an outside force or by accident.

"Sometimes, it has to be just a button."
This button cuts the power to a LOT of servers. I have to put my hands in my pockets whenever I'm near it.

I would SO press that button,I would need to cuff myself whenever I was within 10 feet of that thing,IT'S JUST SO TEMPTING!!!

 

[Alphakirby]

dammit now i have beibers too....he goes away.....right?

Yeah,after an hour you have to press the button again and the Biebers go away...or you can wait 24 hours like a patient person. But don't you wonder what would happen if you pressed it after an hour after you pressed it,Maybe it will apologize and give you a cookie.

 

[ChildofGallifrey]

It's like that episode of Johnny Bravo where a guy tells Johnny that he should, by no means, for the good of us all, press that button. Johnny replies, "Aww, now I got to."

If you're strictly told not to do something, you want to do it more. It's just how we're wired I suppose.

 

[thom_cat_]

i clicked it because I wanted the badge... and I see no Bieber. Must be because it didn't give me my badge

 

[zajohnson]

Buttons are meant to be pressed, uh duz.

 

[TheRundownRabbit]

Because it said "Don't push"
and I was all like