3. Put a lid on the drink, say you will drink it later, and walk away. Either trash it, have a lab or yourself test it, or just bring it to a police station, explaining the event, delivering the evidence and walk away.
4. Pretend to take a sip, say it’s not for you, thank A and walk away.
5. Actually take a sip, having weighed the possible consequences rationally and deciding to take a flyer.
6. Drink the whole glass.
B’s response probably depends upon their worldview and past life experiences. Every option will have their advocates. Even six...where do you think many drug addicts come from?
The first three are probably people who have had food poisoning before. Three and four are people-pleasers. Five is an experimenter at heart, and six is a risk-taker/thrill-seeker. Number one is most probably from the greater NYC area.
I’ve seen people with information poisoning. You are some pixels on a screen. Have a nice day.
[This is all based upon a guess of what the whole opinion piece is, which is behind a paywall and doesn’t seem worth the bother to find a source to read. So this may be just ranting at a bunny seen in a cloud. Still relevant for other situations.]
B - (sniffs the drink). It smells like sewage.
A - I want you just to taste this then.
There can be a few responses B can make. B can
1. Throw the drink in A’s (type)face.
2. Pour the drink on the ground and walk away.
3. Put a lid on the drink, say you will drink it later, and walk away. Either trash it, have a lab or yourself test it, or just bring it to a police station, explaining the event, delivering the evidence and walk away.
4. Pretend to take a sip, say it’s not for you, thank A and walk away.
5. Actually take a sip, having weighed the possible consequences rationally and deciding to take a flyer.
6. Drink the whole glass.
B’s response probably depends upon their worldview and past life experiences. Every option will have their advocates. Even six...where do you think many drug addicts come from?
The first three are probably people who have had food poisoning before. Three and four are people-pleasers. Five is an experimenter at heart, and six is a risk-taker/thrill-seeker. Number one is most probably from the greater NYC area.
I’ve seen people with information poisoning. You are some pixels on a screen. Have a nice day.
[This is all based upon a guess of what the whole opinion piece is, which is behind a paywall and doesn’t seem worth the bother to find a source to read. So this may be just ranting at a bunny seen in a cloud. Still relevant for other situations.]