Comments on: Choice pressure http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/choice-pressure/ Random musings from the radical feminist Christian antiracist left - some having to do with Ubuntu Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:52:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ubuntucat http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/choice-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-2711 ubuntucat Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:56:48 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=801#comment-2711 There are some choices you can make without feeling pressure. In those situations, it's nice. You can solicit feedback, guidance, or advice before making your choice and know that people will respect whatever choice you make. That's not what I'm talking about, though. I'm talking about the situations in which society and commercial marketing all tell you to go one way, and you feel that pressure, whether you choose to go along with it or go against it. There are some choices you can make without feeling pressure. In those situations, it’s nice. You can solicit feedback, guidance, or advice before making your choice and know that people will respect whatever choice you make.

That’s not what I’m talking about, though. I’m talking about the situations in which society and commercial marketing all tell you to go one way, and you feel that pressure, whether you choose to go along with it or go against it.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/choice-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-2708 Ryan Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:16:31 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=801#comment-2708 Interesting metaphor; I like it. Are you aware that your word choice of "pressure" frames this in a negative light? Other apt descriptions like "influence" or "advice" or "guidance" would have very different connotations. I personally don't think it's negative. After all, should your wife/parent/child/boss/pastor/friend's thoughts affect on your decisions? Your choices, especially big ones, affect many people. Plus many others genuinely want you to do well. I must admit that many people are bad advisers. They use their own preferences, rather than yours. A good friend and good adviser can take your values and preferences and help guide you through the right door. Interesting metaphor; I like it. Are you aware that your word choice of “pressure” frames this in a negative light? Other apt descriptions like “influence” or “advice” or “guidance” would have very different connotations.

I personally don’t think it’s negative. After all, should your wife/parent/child/boss/pastor/friend’s thoughts affect on your decisions? Your choices, especially big ones, affect many people. Plus many others genuinely want you to do well.

I must admit that many people are bad advisers. They use their own preferences, rather than yours. A good friend and good adviser can take your values and preferences and help guide you through the right door.

]]> By: Adam http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/choice-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-2615 Adam Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:29:39 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=801#comment-2615 Its called "marketing" and those of us in the world of social psychology call it "the dark side of the force". Its called “marketing” and those of us in the world of social psychology call it “the dark side of the force”.

]]> By: Sam http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/choice-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-2612 Sam Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:27:41 +0000 http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntucat/?p=801#comment-2612 This is really nicely put. I think it's kind of hard to accept that maybe we don't have as much control as we'd like to think, so maybe that's why a lot of people maybe don't want to see this. This is really nicely put. I think it’s kind of hard to accept that maybe we don’t have as much control as we’d like to think, so maybe that’s why a lot of people maybe don’t want to see this.

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