Collective Effervescence

Some people prefer to be in a position of non-responsibility for projects and missions going on, but still wish to participate in them productively.  Sometimes a person will come to the realization that they don't have the experience to work as a peer with a person or group; sometimes an individual will crave being out of the limelights, or sometimes a person will be in so much social and/or material debt that they feel the need to preform services in order to make good on this debt (perceived or not).

 

There is nothing wrong with being a minion.  Minions are the number one source of delegation for a project leader, usually.  Most minions, especially empowered ones, will always critically analyze the things they are asked to do.  As long as there is no moral interference a minion will usually preform a delegated task.  The difference between a minion and a group member is realiability.  Minions can be counted on to do what they agree to do just as much as a project leader, they just end up doing more support roles.  Sure, speaking on stage at a confrence requires a skill but so does the tedious work of putting up and tearing down said stage.

 

The difference between a minion and an employee is idealism, usually.  An employee will complete requested tasks because it means financial compensation for themselves.  A minion generally chooses to preform tasks in order to see a project or idea further, even if they don't feel responsible for that project or don't feel competent to direct the operation in any way.

 

Sometimes, rarely, a person will take minion status entirely out of schedule limitations.  If someone misses meetings most of the time due to schedule constraints but still show up to events and preform assistance role tasks in order to remove burden from active project coordinators they are temporarily taking the role of minion.

 

Volentary participation in this kind of role is called being a minion.  If it's invollentary, it's called slavery.

 

Ahhh mission accomplished.  I was feeling a little down earlier so I went out and entertained myself.  I spent 30 dollars and hired a few local homeless guys for a few hours.  One threw paper flower pedals in front of me while I marched downtown from the big new library and through downtown and back to the indian resturant.  He carried a sign I hade that said "Duty now: for the future!"  I had 2 of the others follow behind me and yell "I'm shouting!" whenever I gave them a hand signal and "SHOUT" when I did another (they got it well on their own later).  I then yelled a song repeatedly during all 45 minutes of this operation.  Here are the lyrics for Devo - Shout.  I made sure my body language was as threatening as I could be, but making sure to sing only in a monotone robot voice.  Some fled me, some kinda hid on the other side of a tree.  The guys really appreciated such an easy 10 dollars.

 

Shout shout

i'm shoutin' about the world outside
i'm shoutin' because you just can't hide
i'm shoutin' from the plain honest truth
i'm shoutin' there's so much we could do

Shout i'm shoutin' shoutin' shoutin'

I'm shoutin' because it's hard to believe
i'm shoutin' it's so easy to see
i'm shoutin' we're waitin' for a reply
i'm shoutin' for the very last time

shout well baby this one's for you
shout for everything that you do
shout until the battle is won
shout we'll live to fight on and on

and when you add it all together
and when you roll it in a ball
and when you watch another pyramid
as it's about to fall
remember you were there
remember if you care
all those who held their ground
when it all came down
said shout shout

shout it out

 

 Though I'm having trouble raising rent this month, I still think it was a fine investment. Next time we will use kazoos.

I wish to learn the secrets to crowd control.  I want to get a crowd of people to breathe in synch with each other without anyone realizing it.