Just for an example. In the dining table everyone using their phone, you can
take an Active action to ask them to put their phone down and enjoy the dish, talk
to each other, having a good family time. Or you can choose to do nothing, let
them continue use their phone or picking up your own and use it yourself.
At first glance taking the first option is looking good. But is it really the best
option? What if your parent have an important work that got send to them via
IM? Or your friend send you an important information that need instant answer?
For another example. Let’s have a look at the business way. In Thailand
now a day there was a lot of shop open online via Social network. Even if you
already have a front store it would be better if you try using those Social media to
expand your customer.
But if the store owner are old and don’t have any experience in
technology? They can find someone to manage online store for them or teaching
them using it, but if they don’t have time to study them or don’t have anyone to
help them, they can choose not using any Social media for their business too.
It’s goes the same on the bigger scale like in government scale. For example
if their country got many information from other country. They can use both
Active action to minimum the information that flow in them when there was a lot
of bad information. Or they can choose Passive action and let the information
flowing.