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White lines and a bell-shaped curve: The Rule of the 68%

Wednesday, 25 January 2012 – 10:15 AM | 2 Comments
White lines and a bell-shaped curve: The Rule of the 68%

If I paint a couple of white lines that the 68% can easily conform to, I will have at my disposal a powerful conforming force. But if the lines are white enough, thick enough, enforced enough, and I land out in the tails, I can even cease to be considered human. I could become Other.