Why Install a Brain Self-Destruct Button?The illogical urge to jump when standing on high ledges

From the show

Oh, god... really?

Standing on a safe balcony often triggers a terrifying, sudden impulse to leap over the edge. This phenomenon, known as the Call of the Void, feels like a massive glitch in our survival instinct. We demand answers on why the self-preservation system includes a fleeting suggestion to plummet to our doom.