http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/02/16/loading-boxes/ Wife, Libby, and the Pursuit of Happiness Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:46:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/02/16/loading-boxes/comment-page-1/#comment-9 mike Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:55:54 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/02/16/loading-boxes/#comment-9 Strangely the guys just kept on moving the boxes without even noticing me (and I was right next to them pointing a camera in their face). It made the whole process surreal (which is partly why I blogged it). I was reminded of social experiments in cities where people treat others (who were not known personally) as if they were simply moving parts of the city; for example when individuals step over someone laying on the ground instead of bending over to offer assistance. It's not "cold" or "harsh" - it's "necessary" given our finite time and energy in this world. Strangely the guys just kept on moving the boxes without even noticing me (and I was right next to them pointing a camera in their face). It made the whole process surreal (which is partly why I blogged it). I was reminded of social experiments in cities where people treat others (who were not known personally) as if they were simply moving parts of the city; for example when individuals step over someone laying on the ground instead of bending over to offer assistance. It’s not “cold” or “harsh” – it’s “necessary” given our finite time and energy in this world.

]]> http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/02/16/loading-boxes/comment-page-1/#comment-4 n8 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:18:08 +0000 http://mike.shannonandmike.net/2006/02/16/loading-boxes/#comment-4 Wow. I thought I was into strange things. It is amazing the new discoveries one can find in the most familiar places. Imagine what the city streets were like in the time of coal and milk delivery. did these guys ask what you were doing? Wow. I thought I was into strange things. It is amazing the new discoveries one can find in the most familiar places. Imagine what the city streets were like in the time of coal and milk delivery. did these guys ask what you were doing?

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