I can't speak for everyone (I'll leave that for Matt, LOL), but personally speaking, it opened my eyes quite a bit. As I wrote somewhere in this thread, I dreamt about the movie/mockdoc all night that night, and it still hasn't escaped me yet. Of course, I know that it was all based on fictional events, but still, the underlying message of what could happen as a result of our extreme independance on oil scares the heck out of me. I realized that it isn't just an issue of me not being able to drive my big gas guzzling pickup on the highway, it's an issue of how much oil is used in our lives every day, and how disastrous it would (will?) be if we were completely cut off. Scared the hell out of me.
Now, what am I going to do about it? Not too much, admittedly. But, my eyes are open and I will support alternatives when I think that they are viable. So I guess you could say it changed my perception of the world around me. And it is prepping me for change. I also think that the hybrid craze right now is doing the same thing. Opening up people's eyes to change their consumption habits for the better. Ken Ketsdever wrote: > How do you think these mockumentries affect people's perception of the > world around them? Do you think it is the beginning of preparing people > for change? Used like a survey poll to judge peoples reaction to > possible scenarios? Or used to start the brain washing to a certain view > of a situation or response to a possible situation? > > I've not watched either of the two mentioned but a neighbor mentioned > something he watched over the weekend that took place in the near future > and involved attacking Saudi Arabia. He thought it was being used to > further the Bush's camps view of the world and prepare us for a Bush > response. Again I did not see it. But found my neighbors comments > interesting. > > Confidentiality Notice: This message including any > attachments is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender and > delete any copies of this message. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:159917 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
