Do you follow the Herd?

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GregH
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It seems alot are concerned on how such and such aims, or does this and so forth.

Ever think just not to worry about what they do and find out things on your own?

I was at a back to school night once. At the change of class time, we left the classroom and was going down some stairs in a crowd that was moving slowly.

Get toward the bottom of the stairs, I see a set of double doors, but the whole crowd in front of me was only using the right side.

I said to my wife, "watch this". I left the crowd, walked up to the the left side door, opened it and went out, with astonished looks on the faces of the people in the crowd. Of course right after I did that, everyone did as I.

Then again, I get the same look when I do something astonishing during a match.

What are you a herd follower or a lone maverick?
 
You went through the left door?

You thought of this all by yourself?

Wow.

I'll bet your wife was pretty impressed huh? I'll bet she was thinking what a lucky girl she was to have married such an out of the box thinker as yourself.

Not worry about what they do?, OK in theory, but then how would we know what to do?

OK I hate to be a follower (like all those people after they saw you blaze the trail to the left door), but does this work in traffic also? If I'm stuck behind a herd of cars in the right lane, all of us sheep waiting and waiting, and just to my left across the double yellow lines is a clear lane, should I just hop into that lane and show those people what's what and then post about it?
 
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Just because you don't agree with the pro-CTE group doesn't make you a lone maverick, it makes you a member of a different herd.
 
MahnaMahna said:
Just because you don't agree with the pro-CTE group doesn't make you a lone maverick, it makes you a member of a different herd.
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He's the left door herd.

He's the legitimize your relationship through marriage herd.

He's the go to school and get educated herd.

He's the think you are unique for the simplest reasons heard.
 
I was walking out and behind the crowd and they were slow going out of one door and I couldn't get to the second door to open it for them. So I yelled "fire" and they broke the door open and the way was clear in five seconds. I gingerly stepped over the old lady who was trampled in the stampede and said very softly, "don't be part of the herd" next time.

Now, what does this have to do with pool?
 
JB Cases said:
I was walking out and behind the crowd and they were slow going out of one door and I couldn't get to the second door to open it for them. So I yelled "fire" and they broke the door open and the way was clear in five seconds. I gingerly stepped over the old lady who was trampled in the stampede and said very softly, "don't be part of the herd" next time.

Now, what does this have to do with pool?
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Thanks...now there's a Dr. Pepper stain on my laptop!!!! :rotflmao1::killingme:
 
I call this reverse herd technology.When the herd goes to the right I go to the left.Try it sometime.You have a brain,use it.
 
I think it is ingrained within us, or a large portion of us, to be followers. If you think about evolution, and how it may have acted on herders vs leaders or vs independent thinkers, it is complicated. It was probably beneficial for the entire group to have many herders, and few leaders and few individuals who kinda did their own thing too. It makes sense to me, that is how i see society, and definitely this forum, today -- many herders. If you find yourself believing exactly what people around you believe (religion, politics, abortions etc), you are probably a herder. I think this herd mentality is the main problem with this forum..... the herd, who is many times led astray by a "respected poster," will simply douse logic, and there is no way for a player looking for info to discern who is correct except to go with the herd's opinion. Ok, i've been thinking too much :)
 
kvinbrwr said:
You went through the left door?

You thought of this all by yourself?

Wow.

I'll bet your wife was pretty impressed huh? I'll bet she was thinking what a lucky girl she was to have married such an out of the box thinker as yourself.

Not worry about what they do?, OK in theory, but then how would we know what to do?

OK I hate to be a follower (like all those people after they saw you blaze the trail to the left door), but does this work in traffic also? If I'm stuck behind a herd of cars in the right lane, all of us sheep waiting and waiting, and just to my left across the double yellow lines is a clear lane, should I just hop into that lane and show those people what's what and then post about it?
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A few years ago I took my wife, who was born and raised in Southern California, to Chicago on a vacation. I said, "Let me take you shopping to a REAL department store, Marshall Fields: 12 stories and a square city block."

We get there and she looks at the revolving door and says "What do I do?"

I said, "Stick with me kid, you're in the big leagues now." I grabbed her by the hand and we plowed through.

Once inside she says to me, "You're my hero!" And later that night I was, lol!
 
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I am also not clear how trying "alternative" methods (i.e. those not found in books and videos less than ten years old) makes one a follower?

Seems to me that throughout history it's been the people willing to take a shot and try the new methods who have advanced the arts and sciences.

It's the people who rail against the new methods who seem to be holding back progress.

There is a HUGE difference between these two responses;

Question: Did you try the new XMT method of banking?

Answer 1: Yes I did and even though it really works it's really not good for me, takes me way out of rhythm trying to align the diamonds with the lights and subtract the hypotenuse. Maybe it works better for some guys but I think I am better winging it.

Answer 2: No I did not and I never will because it's a bunch of nonsense. If you can't wing it then you shouldn't be playing.

On the other hand there is safety in the herd. Out on the Savannah you don't want to be the Caribou that is not sticking with the herd or you will be dinner pretty soon thereafter.
 
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don't know, my wife wasn't impressed

Came up to a railroad crossing from the side with traffic backed up a half mile or so on the main road. My wife was in the truck with me and I asked her if it was better to be p'ed off or p'ed on. After some thought she guessed p'ed off. I pulled in front of everyone else waiting at the tracks. I wasn't her hero!!

Getting back to the whole door thing, you ever really think about how that whole ladies first thing got started? I always figured it was something like this: The cave man gets back to his cave and recalls the last time he was gone all day a big assed cave bear had moved in, "Go ahead honey, I'll hold the door for you!"

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If you have any idea what the picture I posted actually is, cheers to you. I'm already holding up my glass.
 
At work, some of my customer sites reserve a cubicle for me to work in. And sometimes, if I'd eaten something that makes me a bit gassy, I don't want to let one go just so I can then "sit in it" and have to endure it. So I'll get up and step outside the cubicle to let 'em rip.

That's what I call stinking outside the box. :p
 
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