Tao Lin's today is tuesday; email me on saturday frequently mentions the idea of being classically conditioned to be without feelings or to act a certain way in social situations. This is interesting because often we are not able to point out what and how we learned how to act in these situations, through enculturation we grow up around it and it seems normal.
I read Hannah's post and I liked her idea of the poem recognizing those unable to read social cues and I think that point is interesting and could definitely be kept in mind while reading the poem. However, I think that this poem relates to how we all want to act against social cues, even though we know the "correct" way to act.
my favorite emotions include 'brief calmness
in good weather' and 'i am the only person alive'
No one says this, even though this is often enough how I feel. When someone asks 'how are you?' people will not know how to react to this answer, as true as it is. People expect an answer like good or fine, though these answers are general, unspecific, and sound often unpleasant to me, also to mention they are not emotions.
I appreciate the boldness of this poem and how it demonstrates what really goes on in a person's mind, without being fake or rational.
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