在功利主義的社會里，我們喜歡把一切事物都「量化」。因為「量化」讓我們把無法觸摸的變成可觸摸的，讓我們感到安心。但，這樣的做法其實忽略了，情緒是無法完全用量化表達的，因為很多時候連質化的表達都找不到那樣對應的詞彙。因為不熟悉、不安全，我們選擇最好壓抑著。
Discussion
In a utilitarian society, we tend to quantify everything. Quantification gives us a sense of security by making the intangible tangible. However, this approach overlooks the fact that emotions—what I like to call feelings—cannot be fully expressed through quantification. Often, we can’t even find the right words for qualitative expressions of these emotions. Out of unfamiliarity or insecurity, we choose to suppress them instead.