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Except for the fact that you do have some control over the perceptions of others. It's actually a pretty large part of the human operating system: taking a best
by ZeroFries 11y ago
Except for the fact that you do have some control over the perceptions of others. It's actually a pretty large part of the human operating system: taking a best guess as to how the community of people important to your own survival might perceive your choices and behaviors. It's no longer as important for immediate survival, but for social status (still an important Darwinan consideration), it's an imperative skill.
- monkmartinez 11y agoNope. First, you said "guess" which is anathema to control. Second, you like to think you have some control but you don't. You don't have control over your own body and you want to tell me that you have control over other people's perception? Before you tell me that you have control of your body: Make your heartbeat exactly 137 times a minute right now and record it. You don't control you body... Now, skill in the attempted manipulation of perception is something... but it is hardly a done deal. That is, one can try to manipulate perception but the manipulation is not guaranteed. In many cases, the attempted manipulation will have the opposite effect. See pick-up lines as an example. I know that I can't control other people's perception. You may or may not come to the same realization some day....