a thoughtful web.
Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking.   Login or Take a Tour!
comment by thenewgreen
thenewgreen  ·  4861 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Jeff Tweedy: People Talking During Concert
They are all still mentally walking up and down the high school corridors -So true. As for the guy in the cafe asking the "sociopath" to lower her voice, he would have had support. That is what my "movie theater" analogy was meant to convey. We are all thinking it, it just takes someone to actually DO it. You are likely right that the woman on the phone would have not responded well, but sometimes.... once in a blue-moon people surprise you when you approach a potential conflict with some well intentioned civility. And this rare occurrence is what makes the effort still worth while. IMO.




thenewgreen  ·  4861 days ago  ·  link  ·  
It's worth noting that I'm NOT in NYC but rather Raleigh-Durham NC and the "control group" I'm working with in this experiment may be slightly different than yours.
alpha0  ·  4861 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Just give it time ...