by Matthew Cobb
When I was a psychology student, I was taught about Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, which suggested (as I recall) that we had to be nourished and sheltered and have all sorts of basic needs satisfied before we could pay attention to higher needs such as being creative. I remember being a smartass in a tutorial and saying: ‘But what about the starving artist?’.
Whatever the validity of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, this portrayal of the hierarchy of *internet* needs is most definitely correct. You can’t do anything on the internet without first satisfying that most basic of human needs: kittehs.
I have taken this from here, but I’m not sure who actually made it…
@ ‘…smartass in a tutorial…’
Similarly, after a lecture on James Joyce.
‘Any questions?’
‘Are there any boats in the stream of consciousness?’
Porn can be relaxing.
When I critiqued Maslow’s hierarchy a long time ago, I noted that he was one of the many psychological theorists who didn’t have any women in their studies. Likewise this framework is from a much more male point of view. However, hey, the framework is right on about the importance of cats.
For women delete “porn’ and replace with “shopping”. I’m a woman so I can say that. 😉
OK, could call it addictive past-times.
The top triangle is too big. We need a shorter word than “Productivity”.
Absolutely.
How about “Work”?
Or a triangle with a broader base…
Take. (I prefer “loaf,” but know that won’t fly.)
I thought it said ‘internet nerds’!
The fine print “Pleated Jeans” on the side together with Google Image Search suggests this is the 2010-07-14 original source.
Just as John Haught has been saying. Jerry’s kitteh fetish proves he’s really just operating on the lowest level. Theologians operate on a higher plane … uh, boiling water for tea … or … something.
Is it true that Maslow drew his triangle while researching monkeys?
Another thing: “need to feel smart by researching useless facts”… does that include this entire blog and every popsci blog? I mean the genetics of supersoldier ants is pretty useless to me.
I suggest you go elsewhere if you don’t like what’s on this website. And why, exactly, do we need to know what is or what is not useless to you?
From a sales and management course, I learned this old hierarchy. It’s simply different and pre-net. I love the net hierarchy you posted.
1 food
2 shelter
3 sex
4 curiously, there was no #4