"Do you compute?"

Clarity. Something in great shortage in this place and age. It is difficult to know things for sure, especially things concerning other people.

Imagine a world where you could 'read' other people's true opinions about you. Naturally, this would have to be a long-term deal as opinions change as sure as the turning of the worlds. Opinions change in a matter of hours, sometimes even minutes. But wouldn't you really like to know how somebody felt about you? Someone you met but a few months ago that you have grown fond of or someone who has simply been around for a long time and is barely a friend. Do they merely tolerate you or is there something more to it? Do you sense something or are you delusional?

A really great upshot of such an ability would be the ability to fix the opinion. Misunderstandings happen, wordings are never perfect and people can get the wrong idea. Knowing when somebody misreads you gives you a chance to make it right, explain your true meaning or intent. If used right, it would give a whole new level to honesty. If used wrong, it's a weapon. But as always, the definition of 'right' and 'wrong' depend on morality and the aim of the person currently evaluation the 'rightness' or 'wrongness of the method.

A problem with 'reading' opinions is that opinions often enough consist of emotional data. Feelings that cannot be translated into words well enough to convey the original meaning. Even the effect of a single hormone, oxytocin, is hard to put into words without making it a long list[1] that makes it sound like a wonderdrug of sorts. This will obviously lead to translation problems.

Then again, if you can't understand the person by reading his or her opinion, you probably don't 'get' him or her with or without the help of a magical seventh sense. Sure, it can give you a boost of confidence, but if there is no spark, magic isn't going to cut it. And if you do understand the person, you 'get' what they mean and feel when they talk with or even confide in you, you probably don't need a superpower to see what they feel. After all, if they go so far as to let you peek into their mind, they trust you. And trust is a great place to move forwards from.



The last boost of posts was related to the long pause preceding it. The Christmas-themed videos are related to the coming holidays (obviously).