The Odd One Out

We’re wired up to be wary of strangers. It made sense once upon a time. It kept us safe. People who “stuck out”, were a bit “weird'‘, “strange” even… they were potential threats to the tribe. And the tribe was where we belonged.

Ironically, strange as it seems, in the global tribe we now inhabit, the world of Cyberia, we are all tending to become strangers to each other. The more information we have, the less we know people. Everybody looks a little bit strange now. Trust is in low supply.

But, you know, “you never can tell with The Odd One Out”. Maybe the stranger can become a friend. Maybe the stranger can save us.

Maybe it’s time to take a chance on the people we’ve written off.

The one’s we’ve estranged.