Re: COMP/ART: Emoitonal Mark-Up Language

From: Robin Hanson (rhanson@gmu.edu)
Date: Mon Feb 05 2001 - 12:58:14 MST


T.0. Morrow wrote:
>Maybe rendering emotional expressions purely voluntary will render them less
>credible and, thus, less effective. But, then again, it may very well turn
>out that our reactions to expressions rely on inborn responses that resist
>retraining. By extension, that we have evolved to gorge on once-rare sweet
>and fat foods hardly prevents us from overindulging in them now. Perhaps
>then, EML will prove either ineffective or, if not, regrettable!

Do people believe the emotions of actors in commercials, enough for it
to influence their purchases? I suppose they do in part. I suppose EML
could also credibly communicate "cheap talk" emotions - where the
interests of both sides coincides enough.

Robin Hanson rhanson@gmu.edu http://hanson.gmu.edu
Asst. Prof. Economics, George Mason University
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