Spammin' in the Free World
As I was deleting a piece of spam, I caught the first two lines. “We have good news and bad news for you. Which one do you want to hear first?”
I always choose the bad news. I want the bad news first simply to reduce the anxiety of the unknown. I prefer to get the bad stuff out of the way first so I can relax and enjoy the good. My assumption is that most people would also choose to hear the bad news first.
Whenever I get the bad news, and it isn't very bad at all, I get a secret thrill. I have escaped. By the same token, however, whenever the good news isn't that great, I am let down. It is a similar feeling to biting down into a cheesecake that looks great, but tastes like crap. Or when the preview for a film is hilarious, but the movie itself stinks.
Later I wondered: perhaps I am an exception. How do I know what others would choose simply based upon my own inner logic?
What would you choose to hear first? And what does that reveal about you?
All that from spam.
I always choose the bad news. I want the bad news first simply to reduce the anxiety of the unknown. I prefer to get the bad stuff out of the way first so I can relax and enjoy the good. My assumption is that most people would also choose to hear the bad news first.
Whenever I get the bad news, and it isn't very bad at all, I get a secret thrill. I have escaped. By the same token, however, whenever the good news isn't that great, I am let down. It is a similar feeling to biting down into a cheesecake that looks great, but tastes like crap. Or when the preview for a film is hilarious, but the movie itself stinks.
Later I wondered: perhaps I am an exception. How do I know what others would choose simply based upon my own inner logic?
What would you choose to hear first? And what does that reveal about you?
All that from spam.
posted by Lefty at 2:15 PM
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