One of my recent posts on my other blog was “Pick a Side”. Before I proof read it my mind jumped to the experience of restaurants. When we get a steak we are told we can pick two sides. I began to think that maybe I should approach this the way many approach politics, let the server pick for me.
I hope you aren’t saying, “That sounds like a good idea”. We already have too many people telling us what our choices will be. I have no plans on buying a new car. One reason is the cost. Another reason is that new cars want to make the choices for me. It drives me crazy when I am in a rental car and it locks the doors for me or, even worse, unlocks the doors when I put the car in park. What genius assumes that I want to unlock my doors in a strange part of town just because I stop the car?
Then there are the “choices” which I label “Do You Want to Be Shot or Hung” choices. We used to get those all the time when I was teaching. We were always being given two bad choices and told that was all we could do. I remember one bit of software we were supposed to work with in one of our faculty meetings. The problem was that in order to use it you needed to check the box saying you gave the software developer permission to use all of your personal information.
Give me real choices. Don’t tell me you will do it for me.
homo unius libri
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ReplyDeleteIsn't being in public school a lot like that.
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