A group of co-workers and I often go out to lunch on Fridays. This past Friday we had a little larger group than usual, and while we were waiting for the elevator, one of the guys said, “gee, we may need to take a bus.” And I replied, “maybe we need to call an Uber.” The resulting exchange went something like this (paraphrased):
Me: We could call an Uber and have them bring a van.
40-Something Somewhat Tech Aware Guy: Have you used Uber?
50-Something Less Than Open Minded Guy: What the hell’s an Uber?
Me: I’ve used Uber several times, it’s great. Works well. You just pull up the app, it tells you where the nearest car is, tell it where you want to go and they come.
40-Something Privacy Sensitive Guy: How do you pay them? Do they have your credit card information?
60-Something Fox News Addict: Don’t you worry about getting kidnapped or murdered? What kind of background check do they do?
Elevator stops at another floor.
30-Something Hipster Guy gets on, someone we know. He hears the conversation and asks, “you guys talking about Uber? I work for them, good way to earn some extra money.”
We went on and took two cars. 50-Something Less Than Open Minded Guy wanted to drive because he doesn’t like to ride (also a Control Freak?) and 60-Something Fox News Addict drove (needed to get a Rush fix on the way).
That 30-second elevator conversation reminded me of how different our impressions of something can differ depending on our perspective. Our recent conversation about cameras is another example of how where we come from can impact our impression of something, our point of view and our opinion.
Oh, so right. What does our box look like and what does it look like to others? If we could just get rid of the box.
Exactly, Monte!
Tom, certainly more unique about people then just their fingerprints? I remember a meeting where I was the presenter and somewhere into the presentation I realize from the questions or comments that we hadn’t all started from the same place — let’s start over from the beginning time. 🙂
Nice series of photos.
Its amazing how many things there are that make us unique. Thanks, E.B.!
Well there is certainly no lack of diversity when it comes to conversations like that Tom. 🙂 Some of those opinions may try on our nerves more than others, but hey – I guess they have a right to their own.
Love the shaking trees photo! And as you probably planned – a nice diversity of photos!
Thanks, Mark. I think that’s one of the things I enjoy most about people. The differences in opinion are what makes us tick, and as long as everyone keeps an open mind and doesn’t try to be “right” it can be a lot of fun! Photography is much like that too.
I like to think of my photography as diversified, and most of the time I believe it. But I sometimes worry that it’s just random!