In the cases of Kenna's music and the Aeron chair we see that first impressions can often lead us astray. What we initially judge as disapproval may just be a case of confusion or mistrust for something new and different. How can we distinguish a decision motivated by fear of the unknown from the ones that stem from genuine dislike towards something? Are we better off leaving it to the experts to tell us what we should like?
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This question is honestly really hard for me to determine. I am not the best at making decisions because I always worry about WHAT IF? The decisions that stem from genuine dislike towards something is judged by thin slicing. We may not know the truth or even enough information but we quickly assume that we don’t like something without giving the different thing a chance. We have a lot of information in the palm of our hands on the internet for example, which leads us to believe things that may not be valid..But because it is on the internet we THINK it MUST be correct. I do not think we should leave it to experts to tell us what we should like or not. When we read articles we think that these “experts” know everything. Just because we have read something does not make it true because we have not experienced it for ourselves. Advertisements are the first to deceive us into buying their product and they lure us every day to tell us what we should or should not like. This happens simply because we do not adapt to change easily and if something has a different label we use thin slicing to tear it apart before giving it a chance.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Allie that making decisions, at times, can be really hard. Because of thin slicing, forming an opinion can be rather difficult. Many times i find myself accidentally being prejudice due to thin slicing. I feel as though we can differentiate fear from dislike by thinking twice before making a decision. Questioning whether we're afraid of something or just uneasy about what we've heard regarding the situation can help determine whether we're afraid or just hesitant. However, i also don't feel as though we should leave certain things to the "experts." Many just assume that these certain people know everything. I feel people would benefit more if they tried certain things rather than just "leaving it to the experts."
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, I believe that we should not leave it up to experts to tell us what we should like or what we should/shouldn't do. Yea they may be known to have a lot of knowledge when it comes to a certain topic, however, at the end of the day everyone has their own opinion on different things. I agree with Allie on the fact that decision making can be extremely difficult, however I feel like something good can almost always come out of a bad decision. If you do make bad decision, now you can learn from your mistake, and know not to do it again. If you always listen to experts and their opinion on things, then you'll never try new things out for yourself and learn from the things that can happen when making those decisions.
ReplyDeleteAlthough what we initially judge disapproval as a case of confusion or mistrust for something new and different I feel in order to distinguish a decision motivated by fear of the unknown or the ones that stem from genuine dislike towards something we need to follow our inner instinct. I don't believe we are better off leaving it to the experts to tell us what we should like because no one knows you better than you. Even though experts are well-educated people only we know why the way we feel about certain things or people. I truly believe there's something in all of us humans where we just have an inner feeling to what is good and bad.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Gabby saying that we shouldn't leave it up to experts to tell us what we should like and what we should do or shouldn't do, to a certain extent. Even though they have done the research and they know all the facts, if you don't feel comfortable doing something, don't do it! I think that we should listen to experts on serious issues such as medicines and precautions to take, such as evacuating for a hurricane (like what just happened with Hurricane Sandy). If those who were told to evacuate didn't evacuate, they could have died. When it comes to personal decisions I feel as if we should stick to our gut and take advice from parents, family and friends, not necessarily experts.
ReplyDeleteI think one of the best ways to distinguish our fears from our genuine dislikes is by being honest with ourselves. The first thing that jumped into my mind was how people react when they first meet someone new. In those first few seconds, we make a lot of judgments and sometimes we find out later that those judgments weren't so accurate. It is like when their are two people who are best friends, and then one of them makes another friend. Often times the friend who feels left out doesn't like this new person because they are afraid the person is going to take their place. It isn't a genuine dislike but a fear, and the best thing you can do is recognize that so it doesn't end up hurting you in the long run. As for the second question, I don't believe you should leave it to someone else to make your opinions for you. How many times have you read a review that hated some movie, but you went to see it anyway and enjoyed it? You're better off making your own opinion on things then only listening to others and possibly missing out on some great things.
ReplyDeleteI believe it is human nature to not like change. We wake up, do our same routine, have the same types of food in the house, sometimes we even wear the same types of outfits to certain events. Throwing in a new variable to this routine confuses us, so naturally we deny it and find reasons to avoid it. It is not that we do not like change, it is that we are scared of it, but those who are open enough to try something new realize the positive views outweigh the negative. We distinguish fear of the unknown from genuine dislike by simply giving things and people a chance. Immediate avoidance is fear, try and fail is when the genuine dislike comes into play. We cannot let experts tell us what to like, because then that means our opinion does not even matter to ourselves. We are all different, so therefore we have different views and opinions.
ReplyDeletePeople are always more comfortable with what they know. For example, when my mom comes up with a new recipe for dinner, most of the time, I make an automatic decision that I do not like it. In order to determine if I genuinely dislike the dish or if I am just used to the other dishes that my mother makes, I need to ask myself a couple of questions such as, “Have I seen or tasted a dish like this before?” or “Would other people like this dish?”I need to make a decision based on facts rather than fear of the unknown. As far as the opinions of experts go, experts are so highly skilled and experienced in their fields of work that their opinions are significantly different to those of the general public. What appeals to them may not appeal to us.
ReplyDeleteUsually people do not like change and are more comfortable with what they are familiar with. For instance in fashion, designers come out with new designs and fashions and most people usually think they are hideous. People don't like the designs because they are new and different. Once someone starts wearing it though, it becomes more normal and soon everyone is wearing the design they at one point thought was ugly. Experts don't always know what is best for us but do know what is best for their industry. Some people will never like the new designs in fashion, but in the fashion world it could be a success for the experts.
ReplyDeleteIn first impressions in the case of Kenna’s music can go very astray. I believe that the fact that the people only got to hear small portions of his music and didn't really experience the whole package. Notable they weren't able to see him perform and hear a lot of his music. In the case of the Pepsi challenge the experts made real mistakes to the point a company actually changed the taste of an old established recipe only to have it fail.
ReplyDeleteIt is very common for people to dislike change no matter what the case. It is really human nature which can sometimes lead us to misjudging but sometimes not. I feel like if you dislike an object because of looks or something like that, you're in fear. Whereas if you try something out, like food and genuinely do not like the taste, it is just due to the fact that you do not like it. We definitely should not let the experts tell us what is good for us and what is not. In listening to the experts people tend to lose their individualism. As we were talking about in class about how everyone used to wear Doc Martens. People wore them because they were cool and it was what everyone else was doing. An expert would tell you that is the "cool" thing to do. However, you will find a person who does not like those shoes and who probably never even wore them. In letting the experts tell us what to like and dislike, you're basically saying that every human being is the same which is false. We are all different and should be able to rely on ourselves in order to tell fear from genuine dislike
ReplyDeleteI think that having experts tell us what we should like and what we shouldn’t like could be misleading and might cause people to stop having their own opinions on things because they are not educated in that field but really I think what you like or don’t like should be your own decision. If I liked something, and an ‘expert’ told me that I should not like that particular thing, I don’t think I would be able to stop liking it because they said I shouldn’t. Sometimes new things are hard to determine whether we like them or not, I just think that certain things take time. For example, freshman year when I first came to IHA I wasn’t sure if I liked it or not and for the first couple of weeks I thought about transferring back to my town’s public school. My parents told me to see how I liked it after midterms and if things don’t change I could go back. By the time midterms came I started getting more comfortable here and decided to stay and looking back I think I just wasn’t comfortable here yet and just needed time to grow into my new environment.
ReplyDeleteI believe we should have our own opinions towards things. I do not believe experts should be able to make up our minds for us or have an impact in what we choose. That's why we have our inner conscience (instincts) to help us. A woman's intuition is often motivated from her gut feeling. Yes, some decisions are motivated by the fear of the unknown, however if we constantly practice getting over these fears and trying new things, we may find that it can't be that bad.
ReplyDeleteI think that people live their everyday day lives in a way that is fitting and comfortable for them. When unfamiliar things are brought to their table, it causes a sense of uneasiness for them. At times people make decisions when they are uneducated and are unaware of what they are making a decision on. It's hard to distinguish a decision motivated by fear of the unknown from the ones that stem from a genuine dislike towards something. People can either have an opinion and dislike something while being educated on it, or they can just be afraid of change or something unfamiliar.When people are unsure of things, that gives them a chance to grow and form new opinions. For example, when Justin Bieber first became popular I didn't like him. As I became more familiar with his music I grew to like his songs. I think that experts are very educated and know what they are talking about, but when it comes to our own decisions I believe no matter what we have the right to make our own decisions on what we like and dislike. If experts were making our decisions for us we would never be able to develop our own identity.
ReplyDeleteChange is a big thing for many people to handle; they tend to judge it and say they don’t like what has happened because it involves change until they get familiar with it. I agree with Caroline when she was talking about the designers and fashions, because it’s true most people at first don’t like the designs but then end up loving them once either someone else does or because it starts to become “normal”. Leaving it to the experts kind of leaves me uncertain as to whether we should or not. Granted the experts know what is best for the industry but they don’t necessarily know what is right for society. It doesn’t hurt to leave it up to them because eventually what they make will become the new normal.
ReplyDeleteIn a society like today, I think it is crucial for people to have their own opinions and not always follow the norm. If people didn't have their own opinions how would experiments that have tweeks be fixed or how would fashion designers be different and be able to sell new clothes? I believe people are afraid to express their opinions because they are afraid of what people will think. For example, everyone at some point was obsessed with Juicy Couture bags and clothing whereas I was not. I thought the items were very clunky and not nice looking. Now though, I do have a number of their items and I use them all of the tine. It comes down to trying to be different and then actually just following what you believe. People's opinions should never matter, only your own opinion should matter. If we were constantly having people make decisions for us or judging us how would we be able to develop a sense of life or just a sense of anything in general? It would be impossible. We have the right to like what we want to like and nobody should be able to change that about us!
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