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flickr set: Eastern China Trip > Day 4: Shanghai

I wish I could have some kind of “global positioning system” and an “electronic stability program” built into my brain so I could make decisions a little more logically.

A GPS for my brain would definitely help me judge my social position among others. It would also help me recalculate the trust levels between myself and others. So I don’t have to periodically reset mine from time to time. It’s somewhat stupid to constantly review my relations with others.. but I am selfish (and so does almost everyone), I really don’t want to give out too much and receive nothing in return. With the positioning device, I should be able to calculate my position quickly and, more importantly, accurately so I could make the right move at the right time.

With the GPS in place, I’d still love to have something reliable to control my actions – to monitor my behaviour and “respond nearly instantaneously if it detects a loss of directional control or stability”. Numerously times, I found myself in a situation where my trust level towards an individual grew over a certain threshold and I start to lose guard of myself. ESP would be really useful at this point as it would magically steer me back to a “safer” position because, even if I recalculate my position, it might be really hard for me to actually stop myself from going too far off.

I really need some ice for my walls…