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| Mar 02, 2007 6:23 pm |
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re: re: re: Lamar: We want to HELP: -- AN IDEA |
| Althea Garner
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Lamar, I think that is only part of the problem, but moreso, I believe that it is (as I just related to you in a PM) a matter of being threatened by change.
As you said yourself, developers have moved into Lake County, carrying the white flag, emblazoned with "We are here to help you" and once their profit was made they left the area.
Middletown is leery of newcomers for this reason - not only do they want to know that they can trust newcomers, they need to know that they will not be left to clean up the mess afterwards.
I can certainly understand their suspicions.
Change is difficult for many people because it takes them out of their comfort zone. Middletown would rather read the local newspaper than hop on-line and read the news via MSNBC, as an example. They know what is involved in committing to a local newspaper - the newspaper company has a vested interest in the town and he/she has proven that they can be trusted. With anything on-line, comes the threat of viruses, spyware etc that the media tends to blow out of all proportion (for the most part).
I feel certain that there are some very savvy computer users in Middletown, but perhaps they want to use those computers the way that THEY feel safe.
If I told you that I could do a complete brain transplant on you, that would make you the most intelligent person in the world, would you do it? Of course not, because you are not guaranteed that it will work, nor are you guaranteed of the improvement. I would like to bet that your response would be: "No, I am comfortable with my brain - I know it's capability and I am satisfied with that".
Such are the people of Middletown. They know what they can see and they trust that which has a track record with THEM (not reports from others).
Middletown would rather remain as it is, than risk making matters worse through drastic change and unfortunately, your innovative ideas of technology running their lives, is just too much change for them. It is too different to what they have done in the past.
Forcing Middletown to adopt technology or insisting that they take part in something they have not done before is counter-productive. Middletown must do things in THEIR time and according to THEIR pace, if they are to do it at all.
All you can do, is to illustrate how things can benefit them - you cannot force others think the way you do. To expect this would be grossly unfair.
I believe that Middletown would be better served by brainstorming ideas that allow them to maintain their healthy air, slow pace (and there's a place for everything in life, yes?) and allowing progress in ways that feel comfortable to them. For example, running a six lane freeway through the town would certainly come up against resistance even though it could mean greater business opportunities for local stores. Resurfacing the existing road, might not.
Middletown wants improvement - I don't believe that they want change.
:)
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