Ethics [Tuesday, January 20, 2nd period]

[sith_happened]

"Today we talk about envy," he said quietly. "There's always something that someone else seems to have that we want: clothing, grades, family, love, looks, acclaim...their achievements remind us of something we don't think we have enough of."

He began pacing as he warmed to his subject. "A wise man once said that envy is the art of counting the other person's blessings instead of your own. An entire industry has sprung up and flourished exploiting the idea that we envy those who have achieved fame." Anakin made a face. "With the equally charming dark side that we'll take joy in watching their failures."

He crossed his arms over his chest. "Normally that means that today we would start false rumors about people as an exercise in what not to do. If your voicemail was anything like mine on Sunday, though, you already have more than your fair share of factoids about your fellow students and teachers that ventured way over into the realm of oversharing."

He didn't make eye contact with Ino. "So today, pair up, talk about one of the messages you received that made you wonder something unflattering about a fellow member of Fandom, or one that made you defensive that someone might be believing a falsehood about you, and decide what you will do the next time the phones go insane." He smiled. "It's happened three times since I've been here, so there will be a next time."

Comments

Sign in [1/20]

[sith_happened]

Looking confused.

Re: Sign in [1/20]

[intraspective]

Yamanaka Ino

Re: Sign in [1/20]

[talks2objects.livejournal.com]

Dor

Re: Sign in [1/20]

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

Hurley Reyes

Re: Sign in [1/20]

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

Marco

Listen to the lecture [1/20]

[sith_happened]

Take notes, pass notes, pass out...

Re: Listen to the lecture [1/20]

[future_sandworm]

Leto listened, still not sure what of the contents of some of those messages was to be believed.

Pair up and talk!

[sith_happened]

You know you have some random information to share...

Re: Pair up and talk!

[intraspective]

"Wait, what? Something was up with everyone's phones on Sunday?"

It was a very blonde moment for Ino, yes.

Re: Pair up and talk!

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, lines were getting crossed and stuff," Hurley said. "I didn't figure it out for awhile, though."

Re: Pair up and talk!

[intraspective]

She stared at him in horror. "Does that mean what I was sending out was going to other people too?"

[And I'm fleeing to bed! ^^; I'll pick up in the morning!]

Re: Pair up and talk!

[future_sandworm]

"I got messages about putting doves down pants and the damages resulting from that," Leto said. "Oh, and there was also a message about stabbing as foreplay." He still hadn't removed those from the list of potential local customs.

Re: Pair up and talk!

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

"I got one about underwear and violence," Triela snorted. "But the dove thing sounds especially weird."

Re: Pair up and talk!

[future_sandworm]

"You haven't heard of people doing that here before?" Leto asked.

Re: Pair up and talk!

[joan-notjane.livejournal.com]

Joan was decidedly uncomfortable with this exercise given the fact that she was keeping a pretty big secret.

Re: Pair up and talk!

[elephantgadget.livejournal.com]

Helen looked around for someone to pair up with.

Re: Pair up and talk!

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

"I didn't get my pizza." Marco complained.

Re: Pair up and talk!

[i_vanquish_evil]

"That's what that odd message was?" Hey, it took the man a week and a half to figure out how to make the voicemail thing work to begin with.

Talk to the TAs!

[sith_happened]

Hello, TAs!

Re: Talk to the TAs!

[not-fangirl.livejournal.com]

Temari was there an certainly not envious of anyone. She might, however, be plotting to kill a certain person named after a fish.

Re: Talk to the TAs!

[cataclysmicluck.livejournal.com]

Zayne was there and happy to have an explanation for the messages he had received. And then he realized that he didn't know who the messages were intended for. And that was kind of creepy.

Talk to Anakin

[sith_happened]

That's what he's here for.

Re: Talk to Anakin

[intraspective]

Ino had, yes, noticed the lack of looking at and now that she'd, you know, cottoned on to the idea of what it was likely about wandered over to him plaintively.

"Please tell me you didn't get a call from me on Sunday?"

Re: Talk to Anakin

[sith_happened]

"I would, but that wouldn't be true," Anakin said.

OOC

[sith_happened]

I'm down watching our new President getting sworn in, so pings will not be returned until later this evening.