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tongodeon

Hope and Fear

Aug 16, 2006 09:36

This year's Burning Man theme is "Hope and Fear", represented by this illustration on the ticket:

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Comments 14

ammenemes3 August 16 2006, 17:03:12 UTC

What exactly do you feel hopeful about re: driving drunk?

yetra August 16 2006, 17:21:56 UTC

That you won't die? Or get arrested and make anti-semitic and sexist remarks?

tongodeon August 16 2006, 20:47:41 UTC

That's it, pretty much. I am fearful of the consequences of drunk driving, but also quite hopeful/optimistic that I would escape those consequences and arrive home unscathed.

hwrnmnbsol August 16 2006, 17:26:21 UTC

I am concerned that with this chart, our host is attempting to map 'hope' and 'thrilling' onto the same axis. There can be no doubt that driving while drunk is a thrilling experience, in part I am sure because of the whole 'fear' thing. Or, perhaps, 'hope' is being contaminated by the concept of 'things that make my dick hard'; ie. "I'm not afraid of not winning the lottery, but I'm not excited by it either because it'll never happen."

This doesn't map well onto drunk driving, which should be expressed as "I'm rather afraid of driving drunk, but adrenaline junkies sure seem to like it". That's different from hope, so perhaps that should be reexamined.

usernameguy August 16 2006, 18:17:45 UTC

"With Knowledge Comes Fear"

waider August 16 2006, 19:04:28 UTC

I would refer you to the director's cut of Donnie Darko, for reasons which are obvious if you've seen it and maybe not quite so if you've not. Actually, they may also be obvious if you've not seen the director's cut, since I can't recall if the same axis stuff was in the non-director's cut.

melena August 16 2006, 21:42:10 UTC

it's in the regular version. that's why i clicked to comment.

madbodger August 17 2006, 04:11:35 UTC

Great icon!

melena August 17 2006, 14:21:10 UTC

my face? thanks.

flwyd August 17 2006, 00:11:47 UTC

While more accurate, your chart would be difficult to read on a ticket.

I'm also curious why you fear trilobites more than genetic engineering and the Check Engine light (which typically comes on first as a warning) to driving drunk.

Finally, what occupies the 0-point? Toenails? White T-shirts? Ramen noodles?

tongodeon August 17 2006, 21:39:13 UTC

I'm also curious why you fear trilobites more than genetic engineering and the Check Engine light

They are benthic and vagile, and probably occupy many roles in the food chain. INCLUDING DEVOURING OUR CHILDREN!! THEY MUST BE STOPPED AT ALL COSTS!

ex_askesis860 August 17 2006, 02:26:24 UTC

I never tire of these charts. Polly Esther was the master of the genre, though.

melena August 17 2006, 14:24:41 UTC

shouldn't a sunburn be as natural (or almost) as the sun?