What was common sense had the opposite effect on him; he became uncommonly suspicious

sniggie
recent  |  interesting  |  random  |  favorites  |  contacts  |  sets  |  tags:  
What was common sense had the opposite effect on him; he became uncommonly suspicious
What was common sense had the opposite effect on him; he became uncommonly suspicious

When something was done or accepted simply because it was common sense, Harvey did a double take. Where did that come from and why? He thought about the underlying assumptions and evaluated each. One such example of erroneous common wisdom was that too much reading, such as on his cell phone, developed near-sightedness. If that were true then he should be blind rather than have his actual 20/20 vision. In another, his fellow staffers felt it was common sense that if their boss, the senator, pivoted to a more moderate position that the senator would receive more votes in the election. That was not necessarily true. Or, it was common sense among his fellow Americans that all people of the world wanted freedom such as they have, or at a minimum of what the British have. ;-) These presuppositions begged further scrutiny.

He knew all too well that he too could easily be seduced by his own bad assumptions in his evaluation only to slide down a rabbit hole to be captured and stuck in Wonderland.

Attribution Noncommercial Share Alike Some rights reserved
Taken on: January 31, 2020
Tags: Everybody's photos tagged with Metro Station Metro Station Everybody's photos tagged with Capitol South Capitol South Everybody's photos tagged with Washington D.C. Washington D.C. more » Everybody's photos tagged with Metro Metro Everybody's photos tagged with subway station subway station Everybody's photos tagged with passengers passengers Everybody's photos tagged with Washington Washington Everybody's photos tagged with District of Columbia District of Columbia Everybody's photos tagged with United States United States « less
Sets appears in:   • DC   
Groups appears in:   • City    • Lonely Planet    more » • EVERYTHING AMERICA    • Exposed DC    « less
Camera: Nikon D850, f/2.5, 1/50 sec, 20mm, ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Nikon D850
Lens: 20.0 mm f/1.8
Aperture: f/2.5
Exposure Time: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Focal Length: 20mm
ISO: 640
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash
Exposure Program: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 12.3 (Macintosh)
Show full info
Stats: 762 views / 1 comment