Sunday, September 16, 2007

Human conditioning

The power goes off here quite regularly some days but people don't even seem to notice. The computers at work run off a UPS consisting off a gigantic bank of lead acid batteries in a back room. I won't even go in there. No-one comments or looks up from their work when the lights and AC switch on and off.
At lunch with 4-500 other complex employees in the food court, when the power goes off, there is absolutely NO change in the noise levels or people's behaviour. NO-ONE looks up from their conversations or even stirs. Except us white guys who can't help it EVERY time.
Amazing how our cultural conditioning is at complete opposites.

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