Comments on: Rule of thumb http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/01/17/rule_of_thumb/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:07:49 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Phelps http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/01/17/rule_of_thumb/comment-page-1/#comment-12118 Phelps Mon, 17 Jan 2005 19:19:12 +0000 /?p=4625#comment-12118 No, no, Scott Adams nailed this one first. All inventions in history cater to one of three major motivations: greed, laziness and lust. The more a gadget caters to one or more of these motivations, the faster it will be adopted. The reason you see a thumb correlation is that something you control with your thumb only requires one hand to control, thus greatly expanding its "lust" capacity. No, no, Scott Adams nailed this one first. All inventions in history cater to one of three major motivations: greed, laziness and lust. The more a gadget caters to one or more of these motivations, the faster it will be adopted.

The reason you see a thumb correlation is that something you control with your thumb only requires one hand to control, thus greatly expanding its “lust” capacity.

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