What is the likelihood this could be achieved through use of pheromones?
I’m new to pheromones but long time over-analyser of social situations (“social anxiety”) which I’m now out of. By the looks of things, this community could be on to something big. The implications of changing peoples moods at the whim of a spray are staggering once you think about it. Zeitgeist and cultural spirit are important aspects of everything earth consists of and determines even economic/political enterprises.
One thing I’ve learned and often deliberated is to what extent CHANGE begets CHANGE begets CHANGE. For example, you smile to some one on the way to work this morning. Great. “So what?” you ask “that’s not going to change anything… surely?” you say.
But think about it. The power of positive action makes that other person do positive things in their daily lives too. They smile at people too. They let an old lady sit down on the bus seat instead of just trying to ignore the old lady. Now instead of being pissed off with “young people these days”, she’s thinking “the young generation are so kind - there are nice young people after all”. And her positivity will spread and so on and so forth. Exactly like a virus.
That’s on a small scale… what about a large one? That’s where I theorize pheromones could come in handy. This forum states there are pheromones that exist that make users more empathetic and open with one another.
Do any one else see the potential for culture healing here? It’s no secret that every one is depressed and anxious and that most human beings are generally having a shit time. Does it have to be like this? Of course not.
It’s no secret that as the economy fails in the next few years, the youth generation of 2011/2012 will get pissed off as they realize their overpriced degrees are worthless in the job market after they graduate. There will be protests every where in the next couple of years. You’re seeing it all around Europe at the moment.
What would happen if you went to one of these protests and sprayed the 50,000 people with these empathetic pheromone mixtures?
I’m talking big time man. I’m talking changing the world shit. It’s possible. Change begets change.
Intriguing suggestions… You might care to take a look at MHarris’s posts on group dynamics and on individual potential to change things for the better. (See his post on the book “Lift”).