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RE: Triggered interaction and the generation of value
Interesting post!
I think being triggered has become more socially acceptable and that is part of the reason we see more of it in younger people. People my age made fun of overly emotional reactions.
My own triggers are mostly about "Guilt Trips"
Suicide threats
Using vets, women, children, tragedy to promote your product, opinion or politics.
Blaming others for things they have no control over.
I expect these are my triggers because I am from a long line of Catholics and there is nothing like a Catholic guilt trip, I've had to learn how to not respond to these guilt trips and sometimes it is hard.
I also see some of the "Triggered" things we see today as drama and not really about the issue being claimed. That can trigger me also. :)
I am glad I don't have the religious programming :)
There is no limit it seems to what can be made socially acceptable, as long as consumption keeps driving it. When I was a kid, fat children were considered unhealthy - these days, it is socially acceptable for a parent to feed a kid crap.
Humor is a good way to temper emotions and cause reflection. These days it seems that real humor has been replaced by cruelty and attack under the label of humor - quite different.
I think these days in the real world, the thing that triggers me the most (besides my wife) is people sitting on phones while their children are around. It is kind of like "cats in the Cradle" except at least in that song, the Dad was working - these parents are just consuming.
It takes some time to learn how to remove certain programming for sure. Yet, on the flip side I have a lot of great values that I choose to keep. So it's a wash.
I think there will be a short lived embracing of the overly emotional, but because it doesn't work long-term, my expectation is reason will prevail.
Anyone who can't take or make a joke, is pretty hard for me to relate to.
Happy Holidays Tarazkp!
It would be nice if it was easier to identify and onboard the good and let the bad slide.
Have you noticed that there are plenty of people who can make, but not as many who can take these days?
Merry Holidaymas and New year to you too.