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blue is a metaphor for (social) cold or cold rationality.

One problem here is to not distinguish the two, as unemotional rationality can be a very useful mindset, e.g. for a scientist, judge or mediator.

See also: Refrigerator

the (blue) sea (Meer {de} -> mehr {de} -> more)

This is a third connotation that is not strictly related to the first two. greed and social cold can coincide but don't necessarily have to and

cold rationality and egoism can coincide but don't have to, one might argue that a rational person might apply Kant's Categorical Imperative out of purely rational conviction.

Observations:

• The people in the sea are mostly fish or cetaceans.
• In the sea the fight for survival is more intense than on the land.
• In the sea there are nasty predators.
• Meer {de} -> mehr {de} -> more, the sea is a metaphor for greed (wanting more).

This is probably not restricted to wanting more wealth but, at least in

a wider interpretation, wanting too much of anything: A failure to take a

flying / floating position when sth. appears desirable.

As usual, these metaphors are counterintuitive. You have to think about them, not follow your intuitions.

Shadowing: The ocean, which is usually perceived as something positive is overloaded with the negative concept of an exceedingly greedy society.

Also:

Sea being homophone to see a further use can be a metaphor for seeing, as in "You want to (go to the) see".

ocean Oh, Schön {de} -> beautiful (-> beautiful)

wanting more is attractive.

Abyss refers to a bottomless pit (hell) or the deep ocean.

Big Blue is a nickname for IBM. This could be the connotation of unemotional rationality.

rot {de} : red opposite of blue.

orange : complementary color of blue

e.g.: to eat an orange.

[edit] See also

• redshift
• isle
• lila
• mere

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