I believe the correct term is facedesk....lewism247 said:
OT: Yeah, I guess so. It would bug me the rest of my life to know what I missed out on.
Poll: Would You Go Down the Rabbit Hole?
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OT: Yeah, I guess so. It would bug me the rest of my life to know what I missed out on.
No, I am thinking of a facedesk.lewism247 said:
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I'll try anything once!
Yes, I would. I'd like to take the 'down the rabbit hole' idea as an analogy for trying new ideas or remaining the same and stagnating. Since people by-and-large are naturally hesitant to try new ideas, most people would prefer things to stay the same. I however like to imagine that I'm more creative minded, and feel the need to question everything. So I'll willingly consider any new idea no matter how crazy it might seem in the normal context.
Or if we're doing completely literal, yes I still would - I've never been to a tea-party THAT crazy before
Yes, I would. I'd like to take the 'down the rabbit hole' idea as an analogy for trying new ideas or remaining the same and stagnating. Since people by-and-large are naturally hesitant to try new ideas, most people would prefer things to stay the same. I however like to imagine that I'm more creative minded, and feel the need to question everything. So I'll willingly consider any new idea no matter how crazy it might seem in the normal context.
Or if we're doing completely literal, yes I still would - I've never been to a tea-party THAT crazy before
I thought it did.j0z said:
He was basically giving a good visual aid as to why you wouldn't want to go down it.
Would I do it just for the sake of doing something new? No; If I can't find a reason for doing something, I won't.
Would I do it because my life sucks, I can't find a job, and my head is about to explode with frustration? Likely. The situation I'm in is much less than preferable, and what's worse, I can't find my way out of it. I might do it, if I wasn't given time to think. Curiosity is also a factor; if I saw something like a unicorn or a rabbit two feet tall and dressed in a suit, I'd be curious enough to follow.
Apologies Abound
EDIT: I reread the question, and I'm expanding my response.
The Matrix question is interesting because of a logical fallacy; that they knew to get out facilitated the decision to get out. Giving them a choice determines what choice they are going to make (there's a word for that, but I can't think of it offhand).
Third situation is also a logical fallacy, at least in the bigger sense; you're there, so the decision is more whether or not you're going to find a way out. Finding a way out may very well prove impossible; what do you do then?
Apologies if my explanation is unclear; it's a little bit difficult for me to explain ideas as complex as these sometimes.
Would I do it because my life sucks, I can't find a job, and my head is about to explode with frustration? Likely. The situation I'm in is much less than preferable, and what's worse, I can't find my way out of it. I might do it, if I wasn't given time to think. Curiosity is also a factor; if I saw something like a unicorn or a rabbit two feet tall and dressed in a suit, I'd be curious enough to follow.
Apologies Abound
EDIT: I reread the question, and I'm expanding my response.
The Matrix question is interesting because of a logical fallacy; that they knew to get out facilitated the decision to get out. Giving them a choice determines what choice they are going to make (there's a word for that, but I can't think of it offhand).
Third situation is also a logical fallacy, at least in the bigger sense; you're there, so the decision is more whether or not you're going to find a way out. Finding a way out may very well prove impossible; what do you do then?
Apologies if my explanation is unclear; it's a little bit difficult for me to explain ideas as complex as these sometimes.
Theres an allegory I like a lot that is really a mirror of this situation. It's the story of a place called Chapel Perilous. The Chapel Perilous has invisible walls and invisible ceilings and it moves constantly across the world. A person can litterally stumble in and never know that they've entered; by the same token a hundred years of searching might not show you where to find it. The rooms in Chapel Perilous never seem to end and many of them look exactly like the places we go outside the chapel. Of course, none of them are quite right and some of them are unimaginable.
The Chapel Perilous was a place a person stumbled into where their basic view of reality was challenged and they were taught the true nature of life. You could never tell if you were in The Chapel Perilous, because it looked just like everywhere else. And, as such, you could never know if you'd left.
The story went that if you stayed put in one room and never tried to leave for fear of being lost, you went insane. If you stormed through all the rooms hoping to force your way out, you got lost and were never allowed to leave. If you accepted that you were trapped, didn't search for an exit and tried to learn the lessons, The Chapel released you. You could never tell if you were out though, so by the time you'd left Chapel Perilous you were either dangerously paranoid or completely apathetic.
That wrap comes to my mind whenever people talk about going down the rabbit hole or talking the blue pill. If you immerse yourself in a world that isn't your own, it changes who you are fundamentally. You can never quite return to the world you knew before you left, and if you don't enjoy the world you've entered, your sorely out of luck.
Thats the burden of going down the rabbit hole. Finality. You have to accept a permenant break with your world and a permanent break with your self. You have to do this without the promise of anything being given in return for your trust. With the knowledge that you may in fact be in danger.
That being said, I'd like to think I'd chase after the rabbit, but I'm honetly not sure. I don't think anyone could be until they've been given the chance. It's a gut check kind of thing that's hard to predict. I hope I would say yes, but I don't know.
The Chapel Perilous was a place a person stumbled into where their basic view of reality was challenged and they were taught the true nature of life. You could never tell if you were in The Chapel Perilous, because it looked just like everywhere else. And, as such, you could never know if you'd left.
The story went that if you stayed put in one room and never tried to leave for fear of being lost, you went insane. If you stormed through all the rooms hoping to force your way out, you got lost and were never allowed to leave. If you accepted that you were trapped, didn't search for an exit and tried to learn the lessons, The Chapel released you. You could never tell if you were out though, so by the time you'd left Chapel Perilous you were either dangerously paranoid or completely apathetic.
That wrap comes to my mind whenever people talk about going down the rabbit hole or talking the blue pill. If you immerse yourself in a world that isn't your own, it changes who you are fundamentally. You can never quite return to the world you knew before you left, and if you don't enjoy the world you've entered, your sorely out of luck.
Thats the burden of going down the rabbit hole. Finality. You have to accept a permenant break with your world and a permanent break with your self. You have to do this without the promise of anything being given in return for your trust. With the knowledge that you may in fact be in danger.
That being said, I'd like to think I'd chase after the rabbit, but I'm honetly not sure. I don't think anyone could be until they've been given the chance. It's a gut check kind of thing that's hard to predict. I hope I would say yes, but I don't know.
Sure, if I'm bored which I most likely will be once I'm in the situation. Seriously, though, I'd fit in, so yes. Finally, a place where I belong. 
For situation one, hell no I would think that its the killer rabbit from Monty Python. For situation two, yes I would as long as Lawrence Fishburn was asking me. For situation three, I don't see any other way out of there so, yes i guess.
That was quite an interesting read. Thank you.Khedive Rex said:
I think I would, an adventure of a life time awaits me. But if I had responsibilities, like a wife and children; however, I would stay and live out my days.
