What is a boiled frog phenomenon?

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What is a boiled frog phenomenon?

KelevraSiberians

The boiled frog phenomonen is a metaphor for society and human acceptance

It says that if you drop a frog into a pot of boiling water, the frog will frantically try to escape. As with someone you put into a dangerous or uncomfortable situation...they will try to get away.

If you take that same frog, and place it in a pot of tepid water and then turn on the heat slowly, the frog will float their happily much as you would in a warm bath. Because the situation is familiar and changes slowly it is more difficult to recognize as bad or dangerous. A long time passes before that same water is "HOT" The frog slips into a stupor...cells begin shutting down and froggie is dead.

It is used in system thinking as a metaphor for society.

Society started out as a peacfully floating happy little frog...And then things began heating up...industry...economy...power struggles...world wars...and then the frog dies.

Maybe we should turn down the heat...or get out of the pot before its too late!

tiffiek

Top answers above!

testcard

Apparently you can put a frog in a pan of water and turn on the heat. Froggie will not be aware of the rising temperature, and will eventually be poached. This phenomenon is used as an analogy for a situation where one doesn't realize how bad things are until too late. This planet's lackluster response to the reality of global warming is perhaps a particularly apt and grim illustration of this amphibious insensitivity.

Trex

The phenomenon is this. If you drop a frog in a pot of boiling water, it will of course frantically try to clamber Out. But if you place it gently in a pot of tepid water and turn the heat on low, it will float there quite placidly. As the water gradually heats up, the frog will sink into a tranquil stupor, exactly like one of us in a hot bath, and before long, with a smile on its face, it will unresistingly allow itself to be boiled to death.

noname.

The what? Whatever it is sounds gross!

the_conquer

it is were you take a frog throw him into scolding hot water, and then put him in a room tempature and watch for two hours. it is like he dies then comes back to life. dont throw him into the kettle just got reallllllly hot water outta the sink or tub.

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