DrRocket ([info]drrocketanski) wrote,
@ 2009-03-28 14:47:00
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Thought Experiment (or maybe a puzzle)
(I believe this very thing happened in Texas recently)  Suppose your society has had what may be the driest year on record (with all the negative consequences that relate).  If it is dry until Jan. 1, it will be a new record.  It is Dec. 31.  Do you hope it rains today?

Perhaps your answer speaks to the impossibility of a(n?) utopia?  Or (and?) our preference for that which is not embodied?

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[info]oythegreat
2009-03-29 04:15 pm UTC (link)
I would hope it doesn't rain until the record is set. Breaking records is fun! I'd be disappointed to go through all the misery of a dry spell without having something to brag about or tell my grandkids.

"Yeah, we had the longest dryspell ever back in '08."

After the record was set, then I'd want it to rain. But it probably wouldn't. So a small triumph would be eclipsed by a lot more misery. Then again, I don't have to mow the lawn as much when it doesn't rain.

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[info]panheadgirl
2009-03-30 07:42 pm UTC (link)
I agree with this 100%.

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