Let’s talk about fives. You know, those things you give your friends when something awesome happens. I really think that fives are the currency of awesome.
And they come in all different types, too. Right now, the strongest five is the high variety. I can get this, when you are excited you just want to throw your hands up. It all fits together.
But, I long for the day of the low ones. They were subtle and smooth; low-key. I sneak a low one in now and again, but there is a danger in trying to bring them back into mass circulation.
That danger is the ‘too slow’ psych. These counterfeit fives really hurt the awesome-economy. With the abundance of ‘too slows’ you could never tell when something was truly awesome, or just a con to get you to throw away your hard earned fives into the wind.
I have put some thought into fiving and I wonder about etiquette in certain rare situations. Like, what if the person you are exchanging fives with is missing a digit on their fiving hand? Do they just get a discount on the five? Or should they have to give you a one with their other hand?
Also, what if the person has an extra digit? Now does the fiver have to give them an extra one to even things out, or should the six be considered a tip? Can the fiver keep the change?