Ok, another deep thought was just inspired. (Whohooo!).
Emotion sucks. It makes it hard to communicate clearly. How can you accurately get exactly what you want to say to people if you have to worry about how they interpret the way you speak, your accent, your body language, etc.I’m speaking from a totally technical viewpoint. As far as relationships andlove and all that mushy stuff go emotion is absolutely nessicary, though,when you are fighting or something emotion does get in the way(not that I fight a lot of course). Maybe this is why the internet and netzians are able to communicate so much better. The medium of email/usenet/htmland code are not ones that are face2face, so there are no implied preducies against your race, religion, age, or sex. Instead you are taken for your abilties and skills. If you are a great coder you are taken as such, whether you are 12 or 120. In the “Real World” you get market share, hairstyle, breast size,school graduated from, and salary all interfering with what is going on. Someone who is perfect for a job may get beaten out by someone who has better hair.Or a better car. Or knows the boss better. Or is related or something. The end result is a lack of communication. A person’s “true self”is not clearly communicated. Trying to make a point to someone while telling bad jokes, or trying to complient them but saying the Wrong Thing, are all perfect examples of how emotions clog the way for the real information to get to where it should be.
And this isn’t a good thing.