In many places where we now operate, the idea of an impartial, independent press is an alien concept.
The government let the public think that certain words mean one thing, while operating on the idea that they mean another.
He is now operating on the idea that as long as the studio churns out quality digital entertainment, advertising dollars will follow.
It's discombobulating because, as the program says, "our brains are still operating on the idea that fame is something you earn".
"We were operating with the idea that this family had raised him and denied the fact that he was deaf and simply made him speak," said the director, Stephanie Barton-FarcaStephanie
The government is still operating on the idea that the "faith communities" are extremely important and have to be pandered to, consulted and given the kinds of privileges that cause disadvantage to other people (opt-outs from equality legislation, automatic seats in parliament, huge tax advantages, a third of the education system etc).
Many of these new businesses seem to be operating under the idea that by the time charges against them are put through the court system, the laws will have changed.
The Walled Off occupies one of the few areas accessible to both Israelis and Palestinians, operating under the idea that once they share a roof they'll be less likely to support war with one another.
But because we're used to tech companies rolling out a new (and better!) product or software every week, we've been operating under the idea that "more is more" -- more communication is good, more social media sites are better, and, above all, the ability to contact anyone at anytime is best of all.
The long-awaited report on gambling in New Jersey, commissioned in February by Gov. Chris Christie and released two weeks ago, recommended that the state quit operating the Meadowlands and rejected the idea of having slot machines there.
