Aug. 24th, 2010

jenk: Faye (ItsACompany)
A meeting, for most of us, requires that you stop what you're doing at a particular time and go to a particular place. It's an interruption in what we're doing normally and requires stopping flow (if you've attained it) to get there.

Seeing a movie in a theater, for most of us, requires that you stop what you're doing at a particular time and go to a particular place. It's an interruption in what we're doing normally and requires stopping flow (if you've attained it) to get there.

A meeting usually involves a group (or groups) of people making small talk before the start.

A movie usually involves a group (or groups) of people making small talk before the start. If ads are shown, the small talk can be sparked by the ads or over the ads.

A meeting you usually attend with coworkers.

A movie you usually attend with a large number of strangers and (optional) friends and/or loved ones.

A meeting often involves discussing several topics. You may be interested and involved in all the topics, or only in a part, but generally you're there for the duration.

A movie often involves several trailers and the movie. The movie may have a plot and a subplot. You may be interested and involved in all of these, or only in a part, but generally you're there for the duration.

A meeting may end in several ways: conflicts resolved, decisions made, freeing you to go implement them; plans communicated, leading to more questions or work to be done. Or it may end in puzzlement, hurt feelings and frustration.

A movie may end in several ways: conflicts resolved, giving you a happy; or it may end in puzzlement, hurt feelings, and frustration.

If the meeting is for work, you're paid. If it's for a volunteer organization, you (presumably) get satisfaction over getting things done.

A movie you pay to attend.



This train of thought came to me when I was thinking that one of the problems I have with going to movies or watching broadcast TV are the same as I have with meetings - I have to interrupt myself for something that I don't always consider worth the interruption. The rest just came out of the same sarcastic vein ;)

On a related note: Riot Nrrd on how caring about TV is like owning a houseful of puppies.

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