'Yeah, your party sounds as though it could be a laugh. I'll swing by.'
'Reckon I should buy that one, really? The green velour one? Oh well, if you say so.'
It's just occurred to me, as my slothful mind ambles into action, that so many of the decisions we make are based on a cypher of the facts: people we know. We defer responsibility and take things as read.
We simply don't have the time to assess every situation according to what is, isn't, and could possibly be. So we make a decision based on someone else.
Sometimes it's their advice. Sometimes it's just because it's them. We assume they've done the legwork already, or that they're worthy of our time and attention.
This occurred to me as I listen to an album by If Wen, who's a mate of mine. It's come onto my office speakers and I've actually managed to divorce the singer from the song. A few weekends ago I agreed to post the video on my blog and seed it in a few music forums. I did this as a friend, somewhat unquestioningly, as it seemed the 'right' thing to do.
But now, as I have a bit of time and space to exercise my critical faculties, I find myself wanting to evangelise a bit.
I enjoyed having the time to make a decision myself that wasn't coloured by favour.
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