I just caught myself being disappointed that the latest hurricane wasn't a bit more destructive - wasn't the promised, 'Storm of the Century'.
A strange thought ... why would I be delighted in greater destruction? What is it that has dragged me into this urge for seeing a violent and ultimately tragic outcome?
Part of the answer I think is from the impulse humans have to tell stories ... we like a good story.
We are driven by a pattern of narrative which leads us to expect outcomes and if those outcomes are not reached there is a disappointment.
The British and the US media have been leading us to expect a 'certain' outcome ... it hasn't (thankfully) arrived ... so - not a good storm!
Odd the way narrative guides us through life.
A strange thought ... why would I be delighted in greater destruction? What is it that has dragged me into this urge for seeing a violent and ultimately tragic outcome?
Part of the answer I think is from the impulse humans have to tell stories ... we like a good story.
We are driven by a pattern of narrative which leads us to expect outcomes and if those outcomes are not reached there is a disappointment.
The British and the US media have been leading us to expect a 'certain' outcome ... it hasn't (thankfully) arrived ... so - not a good storm!
Odd the way narrative guides us through life.
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