The White Room Theory
So I've talked about plenty of personality types. Types of people in a social group, types of people out on the street, types of people in a team, etc.
I've been forming a theory lately though. I think people can pretend to be whatever they want to be, it's easy. You go into a group, they don't know you that well, you can be whatever you want. If you mess it up, no harm done, you leave the group.
I've been wondering though, what would happen if you took a group of people consisting of all people you knew into a plain white room with nothing in it. You didn't give them an explaination, you just sort of sat them all down, locked the door, and wait for their responses. What would happen? How would they act?
Obviously, everyone is different, so instead of trying to predict what would happen in that room, I'm just going to postulate on the types of people that might spring up.
The Optimist: He says, "So we're in this white room. It doesn't look like we're going to be allowed out anytime soon. Why don't we just say that we're hangin out. I mean, it's like going to someone's house. We can still talk to each other, you know, get to know each other. I'm sure we can come up with something to do. Come on guys!"
The Entertainer: He says, "We're in a white room? I didn't even know. I really didn't know why we were brought in, but i'm just doin the same stuff that I would usually do. Honestly, i'm me no matter where we are. I guess this white room is nice though, it put's me at the center of attention anyway, since there's nothing else in the room that's interesting."
The Whiner: She says, "What are we doing here? Why did you bring me here? This place is so boring, there's nothing to do here. I want to do something else, don't ask me what because I have no suggestion, I just know that this isn't what I want to do and I'm going to keep telling you that until one of you come up with an idea on what's going on and get me out of this place."
The Apathetic: He says, "Alright, so we're in this room. I guess it doesn't really matter what we do, I'm here with a bunch of people and I don't do anything except sit back and watch everyone else anyway. So really, to me, this night in the white room is no different than anything else that we do."
The Ringleader: She says, "Alright guys, why are we still in this room? It doesn't seem like anything is going on. Why did you bring us here? When are you going to let us out? I think we should be out doin something else, not just sitting here in this white room. Are you guys hungry? We should go eat. Then we can figure out what we want to do next. But seriously, you're gonna have to let us out."
That's how my white room plays out. If you guys can think of any more types or if you think the situation would be different in your point of view, please comment and I'll consider them all.
So I've talked about plenty of personality types. Types of people in a social group, types of people out on the street, types of people in a team, etc.
I've been forming a theory lately though. I think people can pretend to be whatever they want to be, it's easy. You go into a group, they don't know you that well, you can be whatever you want. If you mess it up, no harm done, you leave the group.
I've been wondering though, what would happen if you took a group of people consisting of all people you knew into a plain white room with nothing in it. You didn't give them an explaination, you just sort of sat them all down, locked the door, and wait for their responses. What would happen? How would they act?
Obviously, everyone is different, so instead of trying to predict what would happen in that room, I'm just going to postulate on the types of people that might spring up.
The Optimist: He says, "So we're in this white room. It doesn't look like we're going to be allowed out anytime soon. Why don't we just say that we're hangin out. I mean, it's like going to someone's house. We can still talk to each other, you know, get to know each other. I'm sure we can come up with something to do. Come on guys!"
The Entertainer: He says, "We're in a white room? I didn't even know. I really didn't know why we were brought in, but i'm just doin the same stuff that I would usually do. Honestly, i'm me no matter where we are. I guess this white room is nice though, it put's me at the center of attention anyway, since there's nothing else in the room that's interesting."
The Whiner: She says, "What are we doing here? Why did you bring me here? This place is so boring, there's nothing to do here. I want to do something else, don't ask me what because I have no suggestion, I just know that this isn't what I want to do and I'm going to keep telling you that until one of you come up with an idea on what's going on and get me out of this place."
The Apathetic: He says, "Alright, so we're in this room. I guess it doesn't really matter what we do, I'm here with a bunch of people and I don't do anything except sit back and watch everyone else anyway. So really, to me, this night in the white room is no different than anything else that we do."
The Ringleader: She says, "Alright guys, why are we still in this room? It doesn't seem like anything is going on. Why did you bring us here? When are you going to let us out? I think we should be out doin something else, not just sitting here in this white room. Are you guys hungry? We should go eat. Then we can figure out what we want to do next. But seriously, you're gonna have to let us out."
That's how my white room plays out. If you guys can think of any more types or if you think the situation would be different in your point of view, please comment and I'll consider them all.


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