Questions and Answers

5. You work in an office performing a job that you find satisfying (and which compensates you adequately). The company that employs you is suddenly purchased by an eccentric millionaire who plans to immediately raise each person's salary by 5% and extend an extra week of vacation to all full-time employees.
However, this new owner intends to enforce a somehwat radical dress code: every day men will have to wear tuxedos, tails and top hats (during the summer months, men wil be allowed to wear three piece grey suits on "casual Fridays"). Women must exclusively work in formal wear, preferably ball gowns or prom dresses. Each employee will be given an annual $500 stipend to purchase necessary garments, but that money can only be spent on work related clothing.
The new regime starts in 3 months.
Do you seek employment elsewhere?

Heavens no! Sounds fucking fantastic! Do I need to explain why? for women its actually increasing the options for expressing your tastes. Formal wear for women is much more diverse than the standard dress pants/shirt expectation. Eccentricities are fun, and I think this one is! Besides, you can get away with dressing much sluttier ;)

6. You have been wrongly accused of a horrific crime: Due to a bizarre collision of unfortunate circumstances and insane coincidences, it appears that you have murdered a prominent U.S. senator, his beautiful young wife, and both of their infant children. Now, you did not do this, but you are indicted and brought to trial.
Predictably, the criminal proceedings are a national sensation (on par with the 1994 O.J. Simpson trial). It's on television constantly, and it's the lead story in most newspapers for almost a year. The prosecuting attorney is a charming genius; sadly, your defense team lacks creativity and panache. To make matters worse, the jury is a collection of easily confused sheep. You are found guilty and sentenced to four consecutive life terms with virtually no hope for parole (and - since there were no procedural mistakes during the proceedings - an appeal is hopeless).
This being the case, you are (obviously) disappointed.
However, as you leave the courtroom (and in the days immediately following the verdict), something becomes clear; the "court of public opinion" has overwhelmingly found you innocent. Over 95 percent of the country believes you are not guilty. Noted media personalities have declared this scenario "the ultimate legal tragedy." So you are going to spend the rest of your life amidst the general population of a maximum-security prison...but you are innocent, and everyone seems to know this.
Does this knowledge make you feel (a) better, (b) no different, or (c) worse?

Is all of the above a valid answer? I'd feel better having my plight validated by popular opinion- that the injustice is felt by others too. The indifference comes with a sense of helplessness, that this information won't do me any good, as deal seems to be sealed. Worse because of the magnitude of the frustration of the injustice, heightened by despite the overwhelming support from the public, its not going to make it better. I'd be inside out. Overall, I think I;d feel happy that ppl dont think Im a bad person, but worse because of the fact it dosent matter.


7. You are offered a Brain Pill. If you swallow this pill, you will become 10 percent more intelligent than you currently are; you will be more adept at reading comprehension, logic, and critical thinking. However, to all other people you know (and to all future people you meet), you will seem 20 percent less intelligent. In other words, you will immediately become smarter, but the rest of the world will perceive you as dumber (and there is now way you can ever alter the universality of this perception).
Do you take this pill?

Only 10% gain for a 20% difference in perception? Ah, I can't stand when ppl patronize and question my intelligence. I' not ok with this side effect. Nope, Im not taking the pill with those odds. I'm ok with the brains I've got, I guess. 10% wouldnt see huge gains. If I was a moron, I'd prob take the pill, cause I'd need the brain power, and ppl would already see me as a moron so whats to lose in that case?

8. You begin watching a new television series, and you immediately find yourself strongly relating to one of the supporting characters. You've never before experienced a TV character that seems so similar to yourself; this fictional person dresses, behaves and talks exactly like you. And - slowly, over the course of several episodes - the similarity grows spooky; on two separate occasions, the character recounts personal anecdotes that happened in your real life. The actor portraying this character begins mimicking your mannerisms. In at least three different episodes, the character's dialog quotes things that you have said (verbatim) during casual conversation.
You become convinced that this is neither coincidence nor mental illness: somehow, this character is being actively based on your life. The show's writers generally depict the "you" character in a positive manner, but - as far as you can tell - you don't know anyone involved in the show's production or creation. It's totally inexplicable.
You have two friends who also watch this show. One of them is certain that your theory is correct and that (somehow) the character is, in fact, based on your life. She tells you to get a lawyer. The second friend concedes that many of the similarities are amazing, but that the whole notion is ridiculous, impossible, and egocentric. He tells you to see a therapist.
How do you respond to this situation? Do you do anything?


Prob not. How can you prove that anecdotal stuff? Heresy - all of it. Unless it was a current depiction where a days events/things are replicated in the show. I'd be upset at the friend who told me i was crazy and prob not talk to them anymore, but hey... I'd still watch the show and see how creepy it gets. If it got more blatent, I'd maybe seek more opinions/prfessional advice. Everyone needs their 30 seconds of fame :)