I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad,
I got sunshine in a bag,
I'm useless, but not for long
The future is comin' on, it's comin' on, it's comin' on ..
I'm useless, but not for long
The future is comin' on, it's comin' on, it's comin' on ..
I'd like to draw attention to today's 'what I'm listening to'. I've only recently started listening to Gorillaz again, possibly some of the first songs I ever really appreciated. The one above is the intro to 'Clint Eastwood', which is simply flawless. Spotify it now, it's a stonking tune.
In today's lecture I'd like to let you in on the scary dangers of human herd mentality. I finished uni today at 1.00 and was making my way across campus to head home. As I neared the road, a huge herd of students came out and began walking across a gap in the road, even though cars were having to slow down and/or avoid them by the end. I stood politely however, as drivers were looking grumpy, and because I wanted to prove that I am a big boy and can wait for the green man.
It's a hilarious phenomenon though. If you're alone you stop, look, listen, if a car's gonna go where you're crossing, you don't move. But in a group, this doesn't happen. The bigger the group the better it gets; everyone just loses their mind and submits to the hive mentality, which just kind of says "go". As long as you stick to the middle, you're ok. The people around you are your buffers and it is they who will be squashed.
It pisses me off however on those frequent occasions when I too succumb to herd mentality. It's always at that critical moment of semi-daydream; "dumdeedumdeedum fuck me there's a car next to my thigh why am I in the middle of the road oh balls I've succumbed to herd mentality." This happens much too often. No more herds, no more! Although my herd mentality seems to kick in when faced with any herd bigger than 1, which doesn't bode well for my survival.
In today's lecture I'd like to let you in on the scary dangers of human herd mentality. I finished uni today at 1.00 and was making my way across campus to head home. As I neared the road, a huge herd of students came out and began walking across a gap in the road, even though cars were having to slow down and/or avoid them by the end. I stood politely however, as drivers were looking grumpy, and because I wanted to prove that I am a big boy and can wait for the green man.
It's a hilarious phenomenon though. If you're alone you stop, look, listen, if a car's gonna go where you're crossing, you don't move. But in a group, this doesn't happen. The bigger the group the better it gets; everyone just loses their mind and submits to the hive mentality, which just kind of says "go". As long as you stick to the middle, you're ok. The people around you are your buffers and it is they who will be squashed.
It pisses me off however on those frequent occasions when I too succumb to herd mentality. It's always at that critical moment of semi-daydream; "dumdeedumdeedum fuck me there's a car next to my thigh why am I in the middle of the road oh balls I've succumbed to herd mentality." This happens much too often. No more herds, no more! Although my herd mentality seems to kick in when faced with any herd bigger than 1, which doesn't bode well for my survival.
