Would you like to find a nice little coffee shop where guests can relax with cute puppies on a nice soft carpet? I would. If you find such a place, please let me know.
There may not be any puppies but there might be a person or two in a cute tie at an event to be held at the International Center this Saturday. It starts at 7 PM and the idea is to discuss and/or debate various topics:
https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/2417661968307221?__tn__=-R
The discussion topics have yet to be determined but I might suggest the following:
“Is it ethical to use a photo of a puppy in order to get around the limits imposed by Facebook’s algorithm?” I can think of good arguments on both sides. On the pro side, I’d say that, I’ve shared a post about this event twice and both times it got less than 100 views. That’s almost nothing on this page. It’s OK if not very many people want to go but if Facebook doesn’t show the announcement to people, then folks who might be interested will miss out. This is known as an “ends justifying the puppy” argument. On the other hand, on the con side, one could argue that using a photo of a puppy on a post that isn’t really about puppies is a little like crying “Puppy!” in a crowded theatre or “The boy who cried ‘Puppy’” or something like that.
If there’s time for more discussion on Saturday, the following age-old philosophical conundrum may be addressed: “If a puppy rolls over in a forest and nobody is there to say ‘Awww’ is it still the cutest little thing?”
Have I piqued your interest? If so, go the the International Center Saturday night and get a free puppy – or, maybe, a free chance to talk with other human beings. ;)
– Kirk
P.S. No puppies were harmed in the writing of this post.