http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2010/02/23/what-will-be-socially-acceptable-100-years-from-now/ "...a new favorite blog for professional excellence in public speaking, speech-writing, and executive communications." - The Register, May 24, 2008 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:37:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2010/02/23/what-will-be-socially-acceptable-100-years-from-now/comment-page-1/#comment-200495 Eric Leist Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:55:03 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=1985#comment-200495 This idea yields a lot more questions about what social interaction will be like in the future. Some old-style cultural nuances are dictated by science/discovery. For example, we know now that we greatly damage the environment with our fossil-fueled private cars. We know now that children can suffocate in dry cleaner bags. Mad Men's Betty Draper doesn't know that yet, so she let's her kids play in them. In another Mad Men episode, one adult slaps another character's son across the face in an attempt to punish him for misbehaving. Hitting someone else's kid? That's not socially acceptable today! These kind of changes are the most interesting to me because they alter the way we interact, not what we know from experience or science or discovery. This idea yields a lot more questions about what social interaction will be like in the future.
Some old-style cultural nuances are dictated by science/discovery. For example, we know now that we greatly damage the environment with our fossil-fueled private cars. We know now that children can suffocate in dry cleaner bags. Mad Men’s Betty Draper doesn’t know that yet, so she let’s her kids play in them.
In another Mad Men episode, one adult slaps another character’s son across the face in an attempt to punish him for misbehaving. Hitting someone else’s kid? That’s not socially acceptable today!
These kind of changes are the most interesting to me because they alter the way we interact, not what we know from experience or science or discovery.

]]> http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2010/02/23/what-will-be-socially-acceptable-100-years-from-now/comment-page-1/#comment-200029 Cynthia J. Starks Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:59:28 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=1985#comment-200029 I think this is a great blog and great topic. I think 100 years from now people will be surprised we had zoos, where we kept animals caged up, alone and confined. My husband thinks some of the drugs that were sold over-the-counter and are now illegal might be sold over-the-counter again! I hope not. Good post. I think this is a great blog and great topic. I think 100 years from now people will be surprised we had zoos, where we kept animals caged up, alone and confined. My husband thinks some of the drugs that were sold over-the-counter and are now illegal might be sold over-the-counter again! I hope not. Good post.

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