"Dismissive of our precious individuality (especially for the gifted of us) and deep personal complexity associated with brilliance, the proper inquiry process tosses that proverbial child with the water'".
Did you mean to include yourself among "the gifted." And what makes one "gifted" or just "ordinary." Is an "ordinary" electrician who brilliantly diagnoses your circuits and restores power to your home not "gifted?" Should he not be honored for his "deep personal complexity?" If not, why not?
The slippery slope of elitist self reverence perhaps?
тАЬDismissive of our precious individuality (especially for the gifted of us) and deep personal complexity associated with brilliance,тАжтАЭ
This reads to me like justification for self-centeredness and narcissism. Like elites are so wrapped up in themselves and their perceived тАЬbrillianceтАЭ that they just canтАЩt even.
I think Leah Kip's comment was meant to say we're always happy to dump on value creators - an activity that in itself delivers no value and is consequently self destructive and without substance.
That is circuitous. Who gets to say who is a "value creator"? The creator who puts it in the public stream or those who dump on the creator once the creator makes it available? Should the creator get a trophy for merely trying even if the observers of the content don't find value in it? BTW this is nothing new. It is why we have masterpieces made public long after the creator thereof has died.
тАЬLet any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.тАЭ "At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first,...."
I'd be willing to bet that every established religion has a similar story. This story is compelling since one man stood against a mob and reminded them of their hypocrisy. "...the older ones first..." - the older you get the more you understand this.
"Dismissive of our precious individuality (especially for the gifted of us) and deep personal complexity associated with brilliance, the proper inquiry process tosses that proverbial child with the water'".
Did you mean to include yourself among "the gifted." And what makes one "gifted" or just "ordinary." Is an "ordinary" electrician who brilliantly diagnoses your circuits and restores power to your home not "gifted?" Should he not be honored for his "deep personal complexity?" If not, why not?
The slippery slope of elitist self reverence perhaps?
тАЬDismissive of our precious individuality (especially for the gifted of us) and deep personal complexity associated with brilliance,тАжтАЭ
This reads to me like justification for self-centeredness and narcissism. Like elites are so wrapped up in themselves and their perceived тАЬbrillianceтАЭ that they just canтАЩt even.
Can't even perceive that there is another POV, much less many.
I think Leah Kip's comment was meant to say we're always happy to dump on value creators - an activity that in itself delivers no value and is consequently self destructive and without substance.
That is circuitous. Who gets to say who is a "value creator"? The creator who puts it in the public stream or those who dump on the creator once the creator makes it available? Should the creator get a trophy for merely trying even if the observers of the content don't find value in it? BTW this is nothing new. It is why we have masterpieces made public long after the creator thereof has died.
Agree
Thanks, your comment came up right as I was posting mine.
Not to worry. I am happy to observe people myself for who they actually are.
тАЬLet any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.тАЭ "At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first,...."
I'd be willing to bet that every established religion has a similar story. This story is compelling since one man stood against a mob and reminded them of their hypocrisy. "...the older ones first..." - the older you get the more you understand this.
And what was He Writing in the sand?
Exactly! In reality we all know, because he writes about us all in the sand.