A500.4.3.RB - Ballet Slippers or Adorable?

A500.4.3.RB - Ballet Slippers or Adorable?

First let me start off saying I consider my self as intelligent and as “a mans man”. If not for this class I would not even consider sitting long enough to load this video to a computer let along sit and listen. But the topic and the way Dr. Iyengar presented held my attention.

Dr. Iyengar studies how people choose and what makes people think we're good at it. She asks and makes a point “is having a choice or having so many of them good”?

This was a very interesting video. And what I got out of this as far as my thoughts and assumptions is that the art of choosing is a culture question. Dr. Iyengar showed the difference between the Japanese culture and the American culture. And this was a great example in contrast of culture standards. What is appropriate and inappropriate according to cultural standards is how I feel is the correct option of choice.

I can only descript my understanding or feelings on choice as an American. Having the freedom to make my own choices is something as an African-American with Latino ancestry is something that I feel is a right. My forefathers fought incredibly hard for me to have this right of choose. But there have been recent events that the government has taken the option of choice away a far a health care. This not a political blog, so I not going to debate rather this is right or wrong. But this is an example of a culture shift.

I completely agree with Dr. Iyengar and her assumptions on the culture feelings of Americans on the topic of choice. But, I do see the point that she makes when giving an example of a leaders duty to protect those who don't know any better, whether it’s business or government involvement, from making the wrong choice.