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People in Austria who are blind or sight impaired wear large yellow armbands with three black dots arranged in a triangle to alert the world that they are handicapped. Passing one of them today, I thought wouldn't it be convenient if others wore color coded bands like that for various "handicaps" or positive qualities. For example, white would mean this person is a son of a bitch-- proceed at your own risk. Orange would connote false friend. All black would indicate this person is fascinating but deeply neurotic, so stay away. Lilac would broadcast here’s someone who talks a good game but in truth is a coward and a liar. Of course there would be color bands for good qualities too. But wouldn't it be helpful and a real time saver if you could tell at a glance whether you wanted to have contact with that stranger or not. Yes, it would take some of the magic and mystery out of life. But to tell you the truth, I'm exhausted and often disheartened by the mysteries I must confront daily and I assume you are too. A few visual aids like this would make living a lot easier.