Category: Sociology

icon
You should know about Dual

Two people are a pair and a pair deserves special treatment. Three or more people are a pack and a pack deserves special treatment. Two people act quite homogenic, as it is a natural form of a (sexual) pair who raises offspring and lives life together. Usually, one is dominant, but in some cases, harmony is possible too. When you add the third person, the story changes completely. Politics arise and people start influencing and manipulating each other, both consciously and subconsciously. I'm actually quite neutral on that, because it's probably the only possible way of human interaction. Many proverbs on the subject have been written and you have to admit it's one of the most interesting things going on.

...more
Comment
written 11:46 CET on chronolog
1884 views   •   5 likes   •   2 comments  •   Like   •   
date
date
date
date
icon
The deflation of words - from SMS to Twitter

The information age brought us another interesting shock - the deflation of words. Most of the people surfing the web don't have the time to stick around and read novels. They want information and they want information fast. Sometimes I even lose hope in multimedia, when I don't feel I should watch a 2 minute long video, because 2 minutes is far too much to get to the point. The point should be straight forward and the point should be reachable in ten seconds.

...more
Comment
written 19:52 CET on chronolog
2532 views   •   3 likes   •   6 comments  •   Like   •   
date
date
date
date