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I went to a friend's house warming party tonight (technically yesterday night). I am really tired and do not currently have the capacity to go into too much detail. I did want to mention that the meditation room smells much like what I imagine a room for smoking pot in would smell like. Probably a coincidence though. Overall I had a good time, but I wish that I had felt more comfortable with the crowd. Such is life. In two weeks I have my Australia Day party. I will be able to drink up for that one because I won't be driving home.
Jan. 16th, 2005
It seems to be the case that the best way to start a rumor is to deny it. In Wag the Dog the White House denies the rumors about a non existent bomber in order to get the press to start flapping their gums about said non existent bomber that they hadn't even heard about until the press statement was made about the non existent bomber. I wonder though: is the media really that smart?
So as I am writing this I am still trying to decide what kind of rumor I should spread by denying it. The Internet is fantastic for this sort of thing. I am pretty sure that I want my rumor to be untrue, so this here Internet will be the perfect place to spread my rumor. I was reading strategies for lying in an article once and I can remember some of the advice it gave.
Firstly, if you can, lie to someone you do not know well. When people lie, it alters their behavior subconsciously. Someone who knows you well is more likely to pick up on this than someone who does not. If you cannot choose the person you need to lie to, you should lie through proxy. Tell a third person your lie, who doesn't know you as well in such a way that they will tell your intended target. Since they will believe the lie, your target will be less likely to pick up on it. This is why presidents have press secretaries. If you absolutely must lie directly to someone you know well, you should do it in such a way as to reduce extraneous input in the message. By lying to a person over the phone the other person cannot see your face and will not be able to pick up on the visual subconscious behaviors indicative of lying. There are actually some universal subconscious behaviors that people have when they are lying, which are hard to avoid unless you are a trained actor. People tend to arch their eyebrows, for example when they lie. Even better than lying over the phone though, is to lie in written communication. Which bring us to the Internet and why it is so easy to lie on the Internet.
Now all I have to do is figure out what to monger about.
So as I am writing this I am still trying to decide what kind of rumor I should spread by denying it. The Internet is fantastic for this sort of thing. I am pretty sure that I want my rumor to be untrue, so this here Internet will be the perfect place to spread my rumor. I was reading strategies for lying in an article once and I can remember some of the advice it gave.
Firstly, if you can, lie to someone you do not know well. When people lie, it alters their behavior subconsciously. Someone who knows you well is more likely to pick up on this than someone who does not. If you cannot choose the person you need to lie to, you should lie through proxy. Tell a third person your lie, who doesn't know you as well in such a way that they will tell your intended target. Since they will believe the lie, your target will be less likely to pick up on it. This is why presidents have press secretaries. If you absolutely must lie directly to someone you know well, you should do it in such a way as to reduce extraneous input in the message. By lying to a person over the phone the other person cannot see your face and will not be able to pick up on the visual subconscious behaviors indicative of lying. There are actually some universal subconscious behaviors that people have when they are lying, which are hard to avoid unless you are a trained actor. People tend to arch their eyebrows, for example when they lie. Even better than lying over the phone though, is to lie in written communication. Which bring us to the Internet and why it is so easy to lie on the Internet.
Now all I have to do is figure out what to monger about.