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This headline makes a ton of assumptions, namely that the ability to feel boredom means that you hate being alone with your thoughts. Of course people who are stuck in a boring ass experimentation room with no stimuli are willing to try out a minor shock. I wouldn't be surprised if most people would even consider it a fun experience. I know I've thought about playing with tasers before.
Something like "think about your past and explain how you feel, or press this button when you want to end the experiment early at the cost of a shock" would at least be a relevant premise. This is just another benign experiment turned into doomer clickbait, and I wouldn't let it paint my worldview.