Climate scares are like the old Greek fable. Most of us learned about Aesop’s fables long ago, likely in grade school. But just in case you don’t know the story of the boy who cried “wolf,” here’s a very short synopsis. A boy was given the responsibility to guard the town’s...
who I at some point, however briefly, wanted to be. When Bourdain had a conversation with somebody on television, he always ensured that the other person was the most important part of the scene. That’s in spite of the fact that Bourdain himself had a ...
This may be the behind-the-scenes manipulators’ objective: [keep this pattern repeating] until one day when China really needs the power of patriotism no one will appear, like the villagers in the Boy Who Cried Wolf or King You’s generals after he played with the fire beacons (‘烽火戏...
start-to-finish, telling of the original “Boy Who Cried Wolf” story. Because it isn’t necessary for most people. Most people just need the “gist” of the story: cry wolf too many times and it’ll eat you for supper.
s neck hung a whistle, in case he was ever lost or in danger. After all, he could not call out for help. But he knew perfectly well that the whistle was not a toy. Blowing on it would bring us both running. I had told him the story of the boy who cried wolf, and I knew ...
Dan & Chip Heath explore the reasons why some ideas and stories stick (such as the boy who cried wolf or the story of the sour grapes) and why others fall into obscurity. Obviously it has nothing to do with money or corporations, as many stories have survived thousands of years just by...
Not ok. No love for the boy who cried “no wolf”. Here is some medicine: # /etc/asl.conf rules, placed above 'Rules for /var/log/system.log' ? [= Sender kernel] [= Facility kern] [N= Level 5] [Z= Message allow(0) mach-priv-task-port] ignore ...
Now, the news struggles from “boy who cried wolf” syndrome. Audiences have been desensitized by the constant stream of disasters, so naturally, they tune out for the small percentage of stories that require their attention. With the exception of extreme circumstances, we should ignore the ...
Attention-getting is not known for its grounding in solid perspective. Just ask the boy who cried wolf. As we know, crying wolf works well – for a while. Attention-getting is addictive. Once hooked, people will do or say anything to keep their buzz going. Sitting directly atop the event...
But we also have to avoid the Boy Who Cried Wolf scenario. WizardGuy says: February 10, 2023 at 1:08 pm There might not be any avoiding that now. Most of us will ignore future calls by government officials to take emergency measures until we see actual evidence there’s a problem. ...