Emerging Myths
The rapidity of change nowadays is leading to the emergence of new myths. Our world is overwhelmed with volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA world). People find it hard to predict the future or to stand firmly on the moving sands of their living environment. This is coupled with the death of time and distance and people finding little time to search for the facts. This has led to the emergence of previously unknown myths.
People surfing the internet and/or chatting on various social platforms are getting fewer sleeping hours. This has led to the myths that sleeping five hours/day is enough, and it makes no difference sleeping late in the night. These myths negate medical findings that warn sleep deprivation is threatening the health of up to 45% of the global population. People trend to believe them for they lessen their feeling guilty for doing so. It may be enough for one person to share a post of the value of sleeping few hours and be promoted by few fellows on social platforms so that those who are staying late at night may act by sharing the post or tweet rapidly.
The above act is facilitated by people’s tendency to share myths far more than sharing facts. Research finding by MIT has proven such claim. The seeds of myths spread like the seeds of dandelion as they float far away by wind. The research summarized its findings by stating “Untruth diffused farther, faster, deeper, and more broadly than the truth in all categories of information.”
The seeds pf myths are spread by wind as dandelion seeds do
There are many emerging myths about the internet such as cyber friendship. There are examples in literature as the one reporting the top 10 myths about the internet. Of interest her is the myth that cyber friends just are good as real life friends. Teens fall in this trap of this myth and give away information to wolves-like friends. These kids risk their reputation and may find themselves paying heavy prices for myths-like friends. The belief in such a myth led to the emergence of what I describe as “reverse bullying” students bullying their teachers.
Myths are subject to feedback effects. This led to the emergence of a new myths such as the best way to counter a cyberbully attack is by fighting back. This isn’t true because we enter into a vicious feedback loop if we do so. Yet; we may follow the advice of a proven myth!
There are many other examples of spreading emerging myths such as travel myths and travel cards, long-tail myths whereby people are given the wrong advice such as searching for long keywords niches, regardless of the possible number of readers.
Please share your knowledge by providing examples of emerging myths that you experienced.
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Fay Vietmeier
منذ 3 سنوات #48
Fay Vietmeier
منذ 3 سنوات #47
John Rylance
منذ 3 سنوات #46
I suggest you google fake news and and the coronavirus, and you will find numerous articles on fake news/misinformation about the virus. My favourite is that Putin had lions released on the streets of Moscow to keep the Muscovites indoors. They are many more more believable ones
Fay Vietmeier
منذ 3 سنوات #45
Fay Vietmeier
منذ 3 سنوات #44
Fay Vietmeier
منذ 3 سنوات #43
Ali Anani
منذ 3 سنوات #42
Thank you my friend John Rylance I have technical problems, which I reported before to beBee, that makes it only possible for me to reshare old posts. I appreciate your kind words.
John Rylance
منذ 3 سنوات #41
Long may you continue to share old posts, particularly ones like this that is as relevant now as it was when you originally posted it.
Ali Anani
منذ 3 سنوات #40
John Rylance Thank you for your comment . The fake news about the virus is just a great example. I share my old posts very occasionally because I want to keep my "traces" on beBee.
John Rylance
منذ 3 سنوات #39
#41 I thought this was a new post from Ali, then i noticed my comment made over a year ago. Just glancing through earlier comments I came across Fay's phrase "emerging myths" It prompted me to think about all the myths, half truths and dare i say it "fake news" regarding the virus its origins, spread etc. Its abit like real life X files. The truth is out there we just havent found it all.
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #38
John Rylance
منذ 4 سنوات #37
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #36
Harvey Lloyd
منذ 4 سنوات #35
I have recognised that listening and achieving wisdom are directly correlated to personal risk. The more personal risk you have involved with the existential events the less i am prepared to listen and the more i execute control. So the question, as always, how does one eliminate personal risk? The crazy thing is, the things we "worship" people, finance appearances, etc., are the things that we have deep personal risk. So the things we desire the most seem to always cause us to reduce listening/learning and increase our control. Making true wisdom elusive. I believe you already know the solution to the paradox.
Harvey Lloyd
منذ 4 سنوات #34
The irony is that this is nothing new. The manipulation of societies has been going on since the earliest writings we have uncovered. We may have used a sun god to instill the fear instead of a republican or democrat, but the process is the same. Create a draconian outcome then sell the solution. Of course the solution is held by a monopoly. If sales are down use character assassination tied to the draconian outcome that will be punished by the sun god. My amazement starts at the synergy behind these very ancient sleight of hand tricks. I am reminded of the old westerns when the buckboard showed up with Henry's magic elixir. A little cocaine and bourbon seemed to cure all.
Harvey Lloyd
منذ 4 سنوات #33
I agree that one has the free will to choose their belief systems. But would point out the word faith applies to just about any doctrine. "Sense of Morality" requires faith in something, a person, idea or maybe a philosopher. The ultimate question is are you willing to bet your belief within the scope of personal risk? This is the faith part. If you believe that a certain moral objective is good and you meet the crisis where you will lose something if you do, do you have the faith to follow through anyway? This is where many religions get it wrong. Most religions have become merit badges of completion, not faith. Religion should offer a moral center around God, that is followed in faith even when it appears to hurt. Unfortunately many religious folks taught the association when the waters are calm. WIth the briefest of risky winds faith goes out the door and justice must be served. True religious faith is a choice. Accepting guidelines from ancient biblical texts vs creating one's own and managing the outcomes. However, both require faith.
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #32
Dear Lada, I appreciate your comment and your sharing the buzz. Yes, adults do fall in the same trap. I agree. Sex sites are the proof. We live in a world of increasingly believing in myths> Because such myths gather momentum and attract masses they soon become a belief. This is alarming. Your other concise point is the values. Again, I agree. A person with no solid values and purpose will live a chaotic life with no direction and no identity. Yes, a person may be an atheist and yet have values. More, there are people who claim they are religious, but with no real values or very distorted ones such as using religion to achieve personal desires. It is a myth that a person to have values must be religious.
Lada 🏡 Prkic
منذ 4 سنوات #31
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #30
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #29
Frothy information float to the surface and get disseminated by the media as rapidly as a dry wood burn. Readers look for accessible info with minimum effort. Shallowness is spreading. On beBee if we get 5000 views, we see it as an accomplishment. A song that scores less than million in one day maybe called failure. Tweet something about a soccer player and see the number of tweets. A solid writer shall be happy with just two tweets. The readers have helped companies to bury their (readers) minds in the sands of shallow info. This is the chaos we are in.
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #28
Fay, this is true.
Fay Vietmeier
منذ 4 سنوات #27
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #26
I feel my mind is distorted with your eloquent comments Fay Vietmeier
Fay Vietmeier
منذ 4 سنوات #25
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #24
Fay Vietmeier Hi Fay- your response is sharp. Towards the end you mentioned this quote by Lois Lowry "The Giver: the world where there are no bad words and no bad deeds. But it is also the world where choice has been taken away and reality distorted." This is a very interesting quote because the emerging of self-organized behaviors comes from within. Among many possible choices, the system emerged is a particular one. The essence then is having many choices So, if choices are taken away this means so self-organizing behavior would be possible. I am working on this idea since I posted my comment. I plan to publish my thoughts within days.
Fay Vietmeier
منذ 4 سنوات #23
@AliAnani Ali~ "iron sharpens iron" ... that mention of "repeating fractals" I have tucked away ;~) I will be most interested to read your thoughts on "self-similarity" ... it reminds me of "sameness" which I referenced in my buzz "Be a student of history" https://www.bebee.com/producer/@fay-vietmeier-pennsylvania/be-a-student-of-history-value-the-lessons-don-t-erase-the-past-199154 ...in the The Giver by Lois Lowry ... "sameness" is what was taught to children in school There are rich lessons to be found in this children’s book (not just for children) about a man-created utopia. The “Elders” in this “perfect” society did not think the citizens should experience “pain” or make “wrong” choices so history was hidden from them (held by the Giver) Also the community was schooled in “sameness” (to drive home THEIR concept of “equality”) A couple things that stayed vividly in my mind after reading this book: … One is that “sameness” is the same mindset of political correctness. …The other is that God was left out of their “perfect world” “Submitting to censorship is to enter the seductive world of The Giver: the world where there are no bad words and no bad deeds. But it is also the world where choice has been taken away and reality distorted. And that is the most dangerous world of all.” —Lois Lowry
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #22
Fay Vietmeier Hi Fay- your examples of old myths reflect the fact that we humans repeat our beliefs in myth in spit of the advancement of sciences on all fronts. When we lack the wisdom of learning and applying it we are bound to be like “repeating fractals” where a human generation is a scale up or down from the previous one. This self-similarity is one example that I find annoying, the least to say. WOW! You have just inspired me with a buzz idea on self-similarity and its popular concept. You make me feel my friend I am standing on a rock.
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #21
I enjoyed you example of hair conditioners. Yes, we have the familiarity bias and it takes effort and time to debunk such biases. Your wisdom and support by commenting and sharing the buzz are highly commendable Franci\ud83d\udc1dEugenia Hoffman, beBee Brand Ambassador
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #20
Fully agree with both of you. The question is who listens attentively amid all the interruptions by social media users?
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #19
Fully agree with boTh of you. The question is who listens attentively amid all the interruptions by social media users?
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #18
Thank you dear Debasish Majumder for sharing and commenting on the buzz. I noticed your poem on same topic and I shall respond there to your question to avoid repeating myself.
Fay Vietmeier
منذ 4 سنوات #17
Fay Vietmeier
منذ 4 سنوات #16
@HarveyLloyd Harvey~ "listening and learning during tension brings wisdom and understanding, enhancing our full potential" Most insightful ... the inability of to actually listen (tension or not tension) greatly impedes learning ... Good listeners are rare Even more rare: arriving at "wisdom and understanding" The result is wasted capacity/not reaching full potential
Debasish Majumder
منذ 4 سنوات #15
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #14
"fair trade"!!!
Harvey Lloyd
منذ 4 سنوات #13
My wife keeps me from retreating to a cave of structure and order. Her delight in experiencing "savings" is intoxicating. I spend money, she saves money. The same thing happens but in the end she is excited about something. I just own what i bought. :)
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #12
I just can't stop smiling. I do it myself sometimes. I see a suit on sale that has 50% sales discount and I buy it even though I have a similar one. I saved from the original price. I am glad my wife is more like you, Harvey.
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #11
There are two nuggets of wisdom in your comment, to which I agree with fully and without reservation. 1- "If tension finds us retreating to silos, diversity of wisdom is lost". This is the point I wanted to express, but your words are better and more expressive than mine. 2- "we would see that just before each great leap made was chaos of tension and misunderstanding". This is a great observation. Tension is energy and takes us to the tipping point. This is why tension marketing is based on this comment my friend Harvey. Two great observations that stand out admirably high.
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #10
This is called the free myth. Absolutely, and nobody gets anything for nothing. Thank you John Rylance for highlighting this myth. I intended to include it. I keep saying to my daughters if you are offered something for free then check for the hidden price.
Harvey Lloyd
منذ 4 سنوات #9
A standing joke with my wife is when she discusses what she spent, she describes it in amount saved. We have been conditioned to own a perspective of savings rather than spending.
Harvey Lloyd
منذ 4 سنوات #8
Absolutely, tension is a part of life. We can't go from diapers to success without wise counsel. The question is the roll that tension plays in our seeking wise counsel. If tension finds us retreating to silos, diversity of wisdom is lost. If tension helps us develop bridges across silos we can now lead others and yourself to success. Somehow along the evolutionary process we have begun to believe that tension is all due to cause and effect. Tension is a naturally occurring process that neither needs justification or silos of thought. If we take an honest look at our own past, self reflection, we would see that just before each great leep made was chaos of tension and misunderstanding. It's almost as if the tension is a natural teacher or destroyer depending on the perspective we choose to take. Silos and justifications for tend to destroy or narrow our chances for full potential. While listening and learning during tension brings wisdom and understanding, enhancing our full potential.
John Rylance
منذ 4 سنوات #7
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #6
Dear Harvey Lloyd- I missed your presence greatly lately and I am so happy to read your wisdom alone. You have such a broad perspective and your presence widens our scope of thinking. The key point for me is your writing "We can meet this reconciliation process through wisdom or existential alignments". This is a source of great tension and you provide a great example of tension resulting from paradoxes. Sometimes wisdom and existential alignment work in opposite directions and this is the source of tension. I haven't read about this tension before. I am sure the social pressure and the need to socialize are great and become very supportive when is in alignment with ones' wisdom; else, it is a different story. You leave me with a lot to ponder.
Harvey Lloyd
منذ 4 سنوات #5
Harvey Lloyd
منذ 4 سنوات #4
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #3
Ali Anani
منذ 4 سنوات #2
I know your honesty and sharing the buzz aren't myths, Pascal.
Pascal Derrien
منذ 4 سنوات #1