P3D Re: Bowl and stereo lies

[michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Michael Kersenbrock)]

> Harolddd writes,
> >Here is the interesting part for me. I sometimes hand the viewer 
> >to friends with the flat dinosaur slide, and say "Wow, look at 
> >this 3-D slide!" So far not a single person has objected and said 
> >that it is NOT 3-D. When I tell them it is flat they just seem 
> >dumbfounded. Ok, I know it isn't nice to deceive people, but I was 
> >trained as a social psychologist and old habits are hard to break.
> >The response of my "subjects" causes me to wonder whether people 
> >are sincere when they praise the depth of stereo slides.

Many people were brought up to be "polite" and if told what they are
seeing is 3D, they'll say nice things even though they see nothing,
just to be polite --  particularly when the person doing the showing is
showing their field of interest/enthusiasm.  In this situation the
deception is in both directions, but the intent is "pure and honorable" in
one of the directions.

Mike (not one of those, but happily married to one) K.


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