Dan G.
Joining the intellect to an experience beyond
analysizing while sitting in a chair. It connects
with the world in what is happening in the moment. I
like it!
SA
> >Khoo:
> >>If I recall my Sociology 101, culture is defined
> as the sum total of
> >>knowledge that groups of humans share.
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> >Steve:
> > This is an SOM definition of culture since SOMists
> only know about intellectual patterns but not social
> patterns.
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> > Handshakes are certainly part of culture but are
> not knowledge.
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> Dan comments:
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> I think the MOQ defines culture as the collection of
> social and intellectual patterns of value of a given
> people.
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> Handshakes are social patterns until a person begins
> to study them. At that point, they become
> intellectual patterns of value. For instance...
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> One of my "jobs" is to work with the general public
> and I only get paid if they "hire" me to work with
> them. I know that they have to want to work with me
> before they hire me. I know that the quickest and
> surest way to have someone want to work with me is
> to have them like me. I know that people tend to
> like people who are similar to themselves.
>
> The first time I meet someone, invariably we shake
> hands. I know that I only have a few micro-seconds
> to share a bit of knowledge with that person before
> they make up their mind if they like me or not. By
> imitating their handshake I let them know that I am
> a kind of person who is just like they are. Some
> people are hand squeezers, some are hand pumpers,
> some are limp wristed. Some are two handers. Etc,
> etc, etc. It doesn't matter. Whatever style they
> use, I use in return.
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> Now I understand most people are not consciously
> aware of the bit of knowledge that I just shared
> with them. But they know nonetheless. I am
> intellectually manipulating the socially symbolic
> handshake to gain a desired end.
>
> Thoughts?
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