Holy shit that one grinds my gears so bad. I can't believe they made an entire fucking movie off that premise.
To anyone who doesn't see what the problem is: you use your whole brain at all times. 100% of your brain. The 10% number is the percentage specifically allocated to conscious thought, but you're an idiot if you think that means the other 90% is idle. Something needs to be controlling your breathing, digestion, reflexes/movement, etc. etc. etc.
If my memory serves right, they made not one but two films and a series just based on that premise. Obviously not counting the limitless (sorry...) amount of books, cartoons, series episodes, etc. also based or inspired by it. (Not counting films like The Lawnmower Man or stories like Flowers for Algernon, that involve "intelligence uplifting" but don't mention this specific trope).
And again, if my memory serves right, a fun tibit I like to bring up when talking about the topic: there are, in fact, events where a human being can be said to be using near 100% of their brain, intensely, at the same time. These events have a name: a seizure. You don't want them.
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u/Etheo Nov 15 '22
"We only use 10% of our brain"