Office environments can spawn an odd kind of possessiveness. "Why did you throw that away in my trashcan, not yours?" (One was closer than another). "Those are my paperclips. Why don't you get your own?" (They all come from the same place). You could attribute it to the personalization of space, but I personalize and yet I still look at all the basic instruments as community … [Read more...]
Work vs. Hip Hop
I just came back from the gym where they were playing such rap classics as "Get up out of my face" and "I'm going to knock you out" over the PA system. You know, hip hop culture asserts that the fire in the belly lies in narcissism, not putting up with anything, and superior capacity for violence. The average rap lyrics are about, "I'm exalted over you. Don't mess with me. I'll … [Read more...]
