Word: reactional
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...Consumer reaction remains to be seen, but the industry's march of progress is easily lampooned. The Rockall Times, a satirical website, recently posted a spoof news item about the inevitable next phase of razor technology: "Scientists working on the enigmatically titled 'Quattro' project are playing their cards close to their chest, but project leader Carl Burgess revealed that the new razor would produce a 33% increase in shaving power." Funny - but then people used to laugh at the idea of three blades...
Wechsler’s knee-jerk reaction was panic—he had lied about his past participation in “subversive organizations” when joining the army and was now threatened with a $10,000 fine and/or a five-year prison sentence...
...years in East Germany made Wechsler appreciate other facets of life in America as well, Wechsler says. He describes his early reaction to the presence of “whole lines of spaghetti sauce” in an American supermarket, which he found “overwhelming...
...Contrarianism is a perverse submission to power. It refuses initiative. Playfulness, though, pursues action, not reaction...Why should party-ers have all the fun?” he asks...
Preceptor of Russian Languages and Literature Natalia Pokrovsky said they spent time discussing their reaction to the weekend’s events. “We couldn’t believe he was a murderer,” Pokrovsky said...