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Modern-Day Myths, Wednesday
When the students entered the classroom today, they would each find a neatly folded piece of paper on their desks. Thor waited a minute before speaking to ensure that everyone had time to read the letters.
"What you have just received is something called a 'chain letter'," he explained. "Although currently they are more frequently sent and received via email correspondence, originally they were passed around via the postal system. As you can see, they typically rely on the manipulation of one's emotions to perpetuate the chain. In addition to fear, chain letters may also appeal to our sense of love, or desire for material gain, claiming that if you do not pass on the letter, you may never find your soulmate, will be financially unlucky, or some other equally dire fate. Some letters even go as far as to request that the recipient supply the sender with payment, should they wish to protect themselves from bad luck. In fact, one of the earliest chain letters, originating in 1935 in the American state of Colorado, was one such letter." He paused to offer his students a reassuring smile. "In case you are concerned, you needn't fear that 'breaking the chain' will have any ill effect on your well-being. These letters are pure superstition with no basis in truth whatsoever."
"Knowing this, do you feel at all compelled to pass on the letter?" Thor asked. "If it appealed to another emotion, would that impact your decision?"
[content warning for the link, which contains descriptions of creepy ghost murders in typical horror-chain-letter fashion.]
"What you have just received is something called a 'chain letter'," he explained. "Although currently they are more frequently sent and received via email correspondence, originally they were passed around via the postal system. As you can see, they typically rely on the manipulation of one's emotions to perpetuate the chain. In addition to fear, chain letters may also appeal to our sense of love, or desire for material gain, claiming that if you do not pass on the letter, you may never find your soulmate, will be financially unlucky, or some other equally dire fate. Some letters even go as far as to request that the recipient supply the sender with payment, should they wish to protect themselves from bad luck. In fact, one of the earliest chain letters, originating in 1935 in the American state of Colorado, was one such letter." He paused to offer his students a reassuring smile. "In case you are concerned, you needn't fear that 'breaking the chain' will have any ill effect on your well-being. These letters are pure superstition with no basis in truth whatsoever."
"Knowing this, do you feel at all compelled to pass on the letter?" Thor asked. "If it appealed to another emotion, would that impact your decision?"
[content warning for the link, which contains descriptions of creepy ghost murders in typical horror-chain-letter fashion.]
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Would Arendelle's fictional-but-probably-similar-to-a-historical-Scandinavian language even HAVE a word for 'electrician'? Probably not, but shhh. Shhh.Re: Read Your Creepy Chain Letter!
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Someone should offer up Immunity Cat if there's anyone in the class tech-savvy enough to know about it.