Couple thoughts on the masked human interaction.
I see it as either, people do it and are blissfully unawares that they do it. Like quite a few of the lies in this society its one that is easy to get away with because its seen that everyone does it. If it is done untruthfully, it can be hard to detect, even by a trained eye.
and/or
It is kind of a necessity. Kind of like how a single PC has to open up communication with a server. It has to start somewhere and usually its with a couple of hellos and requests on server/client statuses. If I may bring in another quote from Einstein, "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once."
I guess the bottom line is, communication is a tool. And like most tools, they can be used for good or for evil. The choice is up to the person using the tool (or the player, playing the game). As long as it isn't being used for selfish manipulation (lies to benefit ones-self) and/or to harm others, but instead as a generic human interface to be able to converse with others, I see no harm.
But from here, it does look like another one of those fine lines...
Hey JD, thanks for commenting on my blog - your "A+" reminded me that I had one! So thanks for the vote of confidence and the kick in the pants. I appreciate your droppings, too.
ReplyDeleteYour thoughts on communication got me thinking... how often do you think people are truly honest - even just with themselves? How much embellishment or eluding reality goes on every day? I'll elaborate more once I gather some thoughts.
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