A group of people(not many in number) are being asked a slightly critical question. There are only two responses to the question. If you are one way,either for/against the motion that the question pertains to,you are to raise your hands when asked to share your opinion.
So,the guy asks the people.
"Who are for the motion?"....
Then he asks,
"Who are against the motion?"....
The '....' because either question doesn't gather a response from the crowd.
As much as one would like to think otherwise,we all have this intrinsic tendency that keeps us from revealing our opinion. Yes of course,if we are promised anonymity,the scene is obviously very different.
Giving out an opinion,frankly requires balls(not literally always,think why),if I may put it so.
Have you ever been in a situation when you haven't raised you hand? Of course you haven't! Probably,if this was the question that was asked to a crowd of people,how many would raise their hand? Mostly none..
Where as if the question was put forward like this..."Who all among us raise our hand when a critical question requires you to take a stand?"(By raising our hand,I do not mean just blindly raising your hands and displaying your pits..)
Shout "I"!!
Let's face it.That "I" is a LIE!!
We do not like being judged for our choices. A a matter of fact,we don't like being judged at all.
This fortunately/unfortunately happens to be the age of 'likes' and 'shares'.
Outside out online 'social network'(I know the online should have come within the ''),we can choose to ignore.
I saw this TED talk where this stray kid in China was run over by a truck. For over 10 minutes,people passed the area of the accident with the child bleeding to death.A fellow just walked over the kid,quite literally. According to one guy,Seth Godin,who had given a talk on something entirely different,he mentioned a reason why sometimes,no one gives a fuck..It's because ' It's not my fault .'
Maybe it's not. But as long as you don't lose anything,try to give some fuck.
So,the guy asks the people.
"Who are for the motion?"....
Then he asks,
"Who are against the motion?"....
The '....' because either question doesn't gather a response from the crowd.
As much as one would like to think otherwise,we all have this intrinsic tendency that keeps us from revealing our opinion. Yes of course,if we are promised anonymity,the scene is obviously very different.
Giving out an opinion,frankly requires balls(not literally always,think why),if I may put it so.
Have you ever been in a situation when you haven't raised you hand? Of course you haven't! Probably,if this was the question that was asked to a crowd of people,how many would raise their hand? Mostly none..
Where as if the question was put forward like this..."Who all among us raise our hand when a critical question requires you to take a stand?"(By raising our hand,I do not mean just blindly raising your hands and displaying your pits..)
Shout "I"!!
Let's face it.That "I" is a LIE!!
We do not like being judged for our choices. A a matter of fact,we don't like being judged at all.
This fortunately/unfortunately happens to be the age of 'likes' and 'shares'.
Outside out online 'social network'(I know the online should have come within the ''),we can choose to ignore.
I saw this TED talk where this stray kid in China was run over by a truck. For over 10 minutes,people passed the area of the accident with the child bleeding to death.A fellow just walked over the kid,quite literally. According to one guy,Seth Godin,who had given a talk on something entirely different,he mentioned a reason why sometimes,no one gives a fuck..It's because ' It's not my fault .'
Maybe it's not. But as long as you don't lose anything,try to give some fuck.
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