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PoliTalker (04-11-2021)
Hello moon,
I think that's quite common. I noticed years ago there is a thing about smiling. When you acknowledge a stranger with eye contact, or even an acquaintance, say passing by. Nothing need be said when two people are in close proximity and look at one another. Maybe going opposite directions. And in such instances, they usually just look away again and go on about their business. But if one person smiles at the moment when eyes meet, the other is more likely to smile back.
But if that first person didn't smile, then the other would not smile either because they don't usually initiate it.
That means if you are the person who smiles first, without first seeing the other person smile, then you are more likely to get others to smile back at you. (A good reason to initiate it!)
But if you never initiate a smile, then you will see fewer smiles.
Of course, you are going out on a limb by smiling first. If the other person is not in a mood to smile, you will get no smile back. Then you might feel like a fool for smiling and getting nothing out of it. But what is really lost? So what if you feel goofy for a moment? Is that such a bad thing?
I don't think so. Especially if others are subsequently encountered who do return the smile. That makes it all better.
So I like to try to draw those smiles out. Even though I know that a lot of those smiles I would never get if I didn't prompt them.
I'm really just looking for the 'proportional response.'
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It's a tad dangerous for women to go around smiling first. It shouldn't be- but there you are. That's just one example of the politics of smiling . Then there might be reactions to smiles from the orthodontically-challenged. Smiles, of course, can be tailored to express many different emotions, facial muscles being capable almost of a language of their own- so I'm a little skeptical of what you appear to be offering as a generalized and benign smile - unless that is what is intended . External temperature can also influence how smiles are constructed . It's freezing here today.
It's worth adding that we're all learning to smile with our eyes these days. There's probably an ongoing study into that.
" First they came for the journalists...
We don't know what happened after that . "
Maria Ressa.
Hello moon,
The prominent reason there might be any danger for women to initiate a smile of acknowledgement and well wishes is because it does not happen frequently enough. My contention would be that if it were commonplace then nobody would be prompted to read anything into it which wasn't intended. Sure, there are poorly adjusted men out there who might misinterpret a friendly acknowledgment, so it is certainly a subjective gesture. And it also has to do with context and setting. Woman has far less to fear in a crowded daytime place with law enforcement or security around then she might in deserted nighttime situation where there are only just the two people.
It's a statement of self confidence if a woman feels comfortable enough to adeptly read the surroundings and allow such pleasantries to occur without a second thought.
Having a habit of being so cold and aloof that one cannot even acknowledge the presence of another results in a world of estrangement, perhaps adding to the general feelings of loneliness, making the world a colder place, and driving some to extremism. It is well known that many extremists are only in it for the attention of other extremists because they feel left out of society.
It all gets back to karma. You get back the same energy that you put out. People need to feel included as part of the great human collective. Some of the ones who don't could even turn into mass shooters.
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Sunday
4-11
Total Cases
USA 31,918,601
New Cases +47,874
Total Deaths 575,829
New Deaths +276
Total Recovered 24,480,522
Active Cases 6,862,250
Serious, Critical 9,172
Tot Cases/1M pop 95,993
Deaths/1M pop 1,732
Total Tests 419,387,504
Tests/1M pop 1,261,275
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
moon (04-12-2021)
Who has both shots already?
Are you beginning to notice that the extent of the shit you're giving is diminishing?
The shots seem to be keeping up with the mutations.
The mutations, meanwhile, are really out to kill he anti-vaxxers.
How is this not a win-win?
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Samuel Johnson, 1775
Religion....is the opiate of the people. Karl Marx, 1848
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose. Kris Kristofferson, 1969
Monday
4-12
USA
Total Cases 31,990,143
New Cases +56,522
Total Deaths 576,298
New Deaths +460
Total Recovered 24,560,856
Active Cases 6,852,989
Serious, Critical 9,321
Tot Cases/1M pop 96,206
Deaths/1M pop 1,733
Total Tests 420,822,699
Tests/1M pop 1,265,571
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
moon (04-13-2021)
Noted rise in Serious, Critical Cases in the USA.
The World is having a new wave so bad it appears to be about to surpass the previous peak over 750K New Cases per day:
Screenshot_2021-04-13 Coronavirus Update (Live) 137,340,422 Cases and 2,961,423 Deaths from COVI.jpg
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moon (04-13-2021)
The USA still has far more cases than any other country.
Almost triple.
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moon (04-13-2021)
Tuesday
4-13
USA
Total Cases 32,070,784
New Cases +77,720
Total Deaths 577,179
New Deaths +819
Total Recovered 24,626,410
Active Cases 6,867,195
Serious, Critical 9,505
Tot Cases/1M pop 96,447
Deaths/1M pop 1,736
Total Tests 422,126,761
Tests/1M pop 1,269,472
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
moon (04-15-2021)
Wednesday
4-14
USA
Total Cases 32,149,660
New Cases +78,876
Total Deaths 578,098
New Deaths +921
Total Recovered 24,696,161
Active Cases 6,875,401
Serious, Critical 9,676
Tot Cases/1M pop 96,683
Deaths/1M pop 1,739
Total Tests 423,439,379
Tests/1M pop 1,273,399
Personal Ignore Policy PIP: I like civil discourse. I will give you all the respect in the world if you respect me. Mouth off to me, or express overt racism, you will be PERMANENTLY Ignore Listed. Zero tolerance. No exceptions. I'll never read a word you write, even if quoted by another, nor respond to you, nor participate in your threads. ... Ignore the shallow. Cherish the thoughtful. Long Live Civil Discourse, Mutual Respect, and Good Debate! ps: Feel free to adopt my PIP. It works well.
moon (04-15-2021)
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