#976 - very simple psychology (or slot)

 

976

very simple psychology

 

if you can invent a slot

people will put money in

someone will

 

forget about necessities, things of great or of limited use

forget about entertainments, love

forget human interest

 

yes, there is a dopamine rush

in all of these cases

but there’s something tragically pure about a slot

 

you might think one more mouth to feed

 

create something new!

the pigeons will nest

there will be those who’ll put in all they are worth

 

the slot in itself is reminiscent

 

you don’t know …

chocolate may come out

something fizzy

an attractive colour

 

it’s all in the risk of a slot

 

like a claw you can’t steer

to grab soft fat

 

a kind of fort – da hide’n’seek

 

you stand before the machine

and it’s as if you dare

you’re Faust

you hide the shining light

 

none see in

but perhaps you’re observed?

we’ve all been before

 

Pied Piper leading whomever will follow

that was your bushel of soul

deep in Alladin’s cave

 

machine will guts it down

 

needn’t be anything way of a niche

just a hole in the wall

‘insert card or cash’

that should do the trick

 

it’s like start a war

to see how it ends

 

will I come back on my shield?

 

is there heaven?

is there Valhalla?

 

this robot only winks, won’t move

 

better than rolling the dice

 

it’s that camel through the mote in God’s eye

the urgency of a scheduled launch

 

can we can’t we?

will we won’t?

 

how fine can it be cut?

 

a slot!

 

the simplest ever psychology

 

it’s for instance

the way a man will willingly insert his penis

in the 240 volt socket

 

even the funnel web’s nest

 

just for a secret thrill

 

I wouldn’t call it an instinct

and it won’t work every time

but it doesn’t have to, does it?

 

a law of averages kicks in

that is something you can rely on

 

take my advice

if you’re aiming to get ahead

you don’t need anything fancy

 

simplest is always best

 

make yourself a slot