WHO ARE THOSE?
In a sweltering and bright day, both the young and old are all about their duties. Conversations are held in various forms from face to face and social media at large. Normally the build up of this conversations generate to a more fun and interesting scene.
In this era of mainstream and digital media, its exposure, lessons and life hitting reflections we resonate accordingly is inevitable.
The spotlight more often is on celebrities or very much on the people we like, admire and look up to. They may have seen it all and being at the top echelon thereof, people literally wants that ladder to get to that extreme heights too. Notwithstanding that, issues can be topical as well to get the necessary engagement.
To make the path passable, I attempt to show how the average person sees people they always dream about in tandem with the conversation they normally have.
The first batch of people is what I call the "hardcore followers". These followers or fans are to a large extent fixated by the beauty, actions ,lifestyles of their favourite. Like Oliver twist, they always want more and never gets weary irrespective of how rough it may sometimes be. They can literally defend with the arsenal in their possession. I call them the "snipers". These sets go wide and beyond for information about their favourite. How is this done? It can be normal interaction with people (friends, family) or an uninvited conversation they willingly jump in to make a point.
Consciously, their mind is programmed to defend everything possible including the indefensible. Football fanatics will make a strong case in this regard for hardcore Messi and Ronaldo fans. Such acts of altruism perpetuates an unending arguments saddled with facts, stats and inalienable too falsehoods. Fit for purpose, an alternate angle to this projection is the preconceived nature of the hardcore ones when their favourites go wrong.Their task becomes a herculean one. Need not to say the tactics, tantrums and tenacity to brave above all the feisty storm is not for faint hearted. Irrespective of the situation, they soldier on.
The second set of people are those I call the "wavering fans". These group are without doubt swinging from a fixed trajectory to a more vagrant state of mind. They often skillfully identify with the majority when involved in any form of interaction, argument or discourse. Although they may have their favourites in mind, they cannot stand the heat and either they are not good analysts, not well informed or not bothered much.
To a certain extent, what comes to mind often is to please the majority because they will not like to be singled out. Nonetheless, that suppressive state throws more light on their self esteem. Moreover the "wavering" gravitates more easily from pleasing and castigating as long as they join the choral masses when necessary. They absolutely are unstable.
It is important to also note the third set, "the neutral". The neutrals are most often the judges. In many instances, they strike a balance. Do they also have favourites? Yes they do in one way or the other. It is not easy being a neutral. You need to be sharp not to be misconstrued as taking sides. Having said that, you will need all arsenals to fire directly to score more points from the neutrals. The snipers are good at that. That being said, to be in the good books of the neutrals comes with the need to sound convincing. Though the losing side finds the neutral bias often.
Beyond doubt, this group may appear not to have that ties or interest in a said topical area and may decide to sit back and enjoy the back and forth from opposing sides. Intuitively, they may come in stronger when an issue of concern precipitates towards someone they like. This is very evident in groups of discourse when the neutral is seen interjecting once in a while when a conversation is ongoing.
This proves at one point in time one is likely to be found in one of these sets. Conversations are often centered in areas like sports, politics and entertainment. It could also be the comparison between two or more people in their fields of endeavors.
Who are those architects? They are the Sniper, Wavering and Neutral.
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