May 6, 2016

May 6, 2016

Written by Maximus Peperkamp, M.S. Verbal Engineer

Dear Reader,

One of the positive aspects about the technology, which currently rapidly erodes our social skills, is that everything is recorded. One of the inevitable isolating effects is that we are forced to have a closer look at ourselves. We can only be busy for so long with posting our selfies. Although we may still remain trapped in texting, at some point, we want to use our voice. We want to say it as it is, according to us and be heard. There is an evolution going on in which our meaningless visual and auditory imagery will slowly give way to more meaningful auditory-focused videos. A mature use of technology will eventually enhance our ability to better get along with each other. This use of technology informs us about the reality that what a Jew calls Sound Verbal Behavior (SVB) is Noxious Verbal Behavior (NVB) to a Muslim. Likewise, what a Muslim calls SVB is called NVB by a Jew. The fact that people have different beliefs doesn’t prevent them from having SVB among each other. People believe because it creates a situation in which they can have SVB with each other. Our technology will teach us that we don’t need these beliefs to have SVB. As we become more scientific about our interactions, we will be able to recognize that SVB doesn’t require us to have any belief. Although it can be said that SVB was made possible by belief, it transcends it. Naturally, occurrence of SVB depends on the environment and lack of SVB is explained by an environment which stimulates NVB instead of SVB. As we don’t know yet how to create and maintain the environments in which SVB can happen, we keep creating environments in which mostly NVB happens. NVB happens at a high response rate and SVB happens at a low response rate, but this is not because NVB is easy and SVB is difficult. SVB is effortless, but it can only happen if the environment is conducive to it. NVB, by contrast, is difficult and effortful, yet it only happens as long as environment variables stimulate and reinforce it. It should be apparent to the reader that the election cycle takes place in an environment of frustration, which sets the stage for NVB.