The simple words of our language, we use to communicate with each other appear now more and more as new resources some wants to “own” as their privilege. In a way it follows the logic of “owning” nature up to the deepest possible genetic code in each specie. Respecting texts of other is a must, but at a certain moment, every word or word combination has been used on this planet leading to a decreasing possibility to rewrite them too. The most evident thoughts have been thought before many times, and the way to formulate them, might echo each other unconsciously.
I noticed that my original aim to have open discourses with other human on here, who could be friends, appears tremendously innocent compared to the burden to figure out if someone somewhere wrote the same thought in the same way. I wonder how other feel about it, I feel stressed by tasks beyond my real potential. I am probably a bit obsessive about doing what I do the best possible way, but wise enough to recognise my limits in the ability to do so.
I question myself, if I should stop writing, beside for myself and few friends in a more private situation. I feel fragile towards all this increased complexity. Angry too, that another tool, who might have been a joyful opening towards more creativity and democracy, might end as mercantile playground only.
I invite you to share your view on this topic, how you handle the balance between spontaneous texts and safety scissors in the mind.
I fear that the media who once claimed to improve communication between humans, might lead to a new poverty of it .
Thanks for opening this topic up (again). I’m wondering if, in fact, claiming ownership of one’s own words is any more viable than claiming ownership of genetic codes. I’ll pursue this thought within my own blog-space … long comments aren’t usually helpful.
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I was more asking myself the question, than formulating all ready an answer.We all might find new solutions how to respect the author of a text, and on the other side don’t end in a communication dead end street. In such a situation, instead of jumping on the next ideology of how things should be, I prefer first to experience myself in that situation and I found out, that I feel not at ease. I love our communication activity, I love even argumentations.I get an inside about what unites and divides us as human, and how society is structured and I see also the good who is created through our sharing of our thoughts. I deeply trust that communication could be a main tool to save our specie from the own mad aspects.That is the reason why I even formulate my reflection about this situation. At the same time, I have to feel, how I stress myself for no good reasons, and how it might not be a more healthy solution to simply go away, and care about myself gently by avoiding some media. As you see, I still react in here. But the question remains in me!
The philosophical question remains if I stay or go.But I agree, her visibly as question increase if we talk about.
As promised: http://atwistedpair.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/interested-in-language/