這個年頭,數字發揮了極大的作用,除了是錢銀的瓜葛,我們評估男與女時,要看男的身高(家)、女的身材,全是以數字量度。
甚麼也是與數字相關的,早上起來看鬧鐘(電話)的時間、當天的溫度,搖控選擇電視頻度,出門口按電梯,行車車速、上班打咭時間、下班打咭時間...
近來,最多人喜歡的便是將數字作為評分用途,老師對學生的評分 (反之亦然)、雇主對員工的評分、客戶對公司服務的評分、民眾對政客的評分...
近日透過 eBay 購買一件心儀的貨品,聯絡上 "三不識七" 的賣家,我唯有憑他獲得的平均評分得知他的信用度;他也有懷疑我,說我最上次的交易紀錄是 2006年,為何是這樣?我也懶得回答。
以數字評分,才顯得科學、標準、準確。
因此,有人攪了個 hotornot.com,上載個人玉照,讓瀏覽者就其容貌、"索" 的程度進行評分。
然後,又有人開了個 ratemypoo.com 的網站,用家拍照自己的糞溺,放在網上讓網民就糞溺的震憾程度評分。
每次談到數字,我便會想起小王子的 quote:
Grown-ups like numbers. When you tell them about a new friend, they never ask questions about what really matters. They never ask: "What does his voice sound like?" "What games does he like best?" "Does he collect butterflies?". They ask: "How old is he?" "How many brothers does he have?" "How much does he weigh?" "How much money does his father make?" Only then do they think they know him.
奈何,這是一個數字的世界。
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