Sound Of the Herd

Traffic noise on a busy street becomes kind of a "clock" because I can tell what time it is in the morning by the increase of the noise on the street. Around 5:00 or 5 30 the traffic increases so I know it's about that time and it's usually correct. It's the sound of the herd--the signals that we get on a subliminal level about what the herd is doing.

On Christmas morning the herd was huddled inside, relaxed and having fun and the feeling becomes a collective experience. We're always sensing the movement of the herd in the media and social media as well--the sound of the memes--a form of morphic resonance perhaps. The sound of the social media herd is deafening and people seek respite. The sound of the herd got louder again the day after Christmas when the herds were back to some kind of routine both real-world and on social media.  

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"Dogs, like people, use many environmental cues to estimate the time during the day, she says. They listen to their body's physiological signs, such as a growing rumble in their tummies, hint of drowsiness or a growing need to ... you know, go outside. Just like humans, they have fluctuating hormones that help create a built-in clock in their bodies and minds." [More]