I am 😕 (confused).
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Ina
The Living Force
Without crossing the boundary into critical gender domain, the vast majority of languages have common root words for man and woman, apart from Sanskrit, Latin, Romanian, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Turkish and Afrikaans (at least, from what I am aware of).
If anything this shows a more 'colorful' and meaningful mode of expression (more evolved?), perhaps more emotionally inclined potential of the people that use these languages, but less inclined to be affected by modern social programming.
Than you guys for deconfusing me.
If anything this shows a more 'colorful' and meaningful mode of expression (more evolved?), perhaps more emotionally inclined potential of the people that use these languages, but less inclined to be affected by modern social programming.
Than you guys for deconfusing me.
tschai
Dagobah Resident
My goodness, that is one large baby! Both of ours were preemies and quite tiny- I can imagine the discomfort of carrying one that large to term. I thank the DCM I was born a man, but women are the real strength of our society.
Fluffy
Dagobah Resident
It wasn’t me thank god.
Nathancat7
Jedi Master
While it is true that language was once full of contextual richness and greatly engaged the creative side, it became more and more sequencial and phonetic in the Western world. McGilcrest writes about this transition in ancient Greece
"The adoption of an alphabet reintroduced writing into a world which had lost it. And once writing was within the grasp of all, it became not only an instrument of command but a tool of trade, of communication and often of demystification … As for currency, the need for it had been felt before it appeared … It was in about 685 BC that authentic money (coins made of electrum, a mixture of gold and silver) appeared for the first time in history in Lydia, the rich realm of Croesus … But most specialists think that a true monetary economy was not in place until the fourth century BC and the achievements of the Hellenistic..."
In short it language became about power, like Promethius, ursurping fire, and claiming its creative potential (the emmissary over the master).
He says nowadays, even non-western languages that are more creative and being oriented are proccessed by modern speakers in the left hemisphere.
I've been thinking about that, about how my contexualized relationship with reality has atrophied (because if you don't use it you lose it).
And also, in terms of artistic expression and inner work, how can I communicate in a language that is fun, free, expressive, and doesn't devolve into tragic games of power. How can I go into the muck but actively build the muscles of being.
Something that communicates in metaphor and humor.
Well someone really cool was doing it with memes.
Yes I know the C's do that with superluminal communication. And we comminicate here on varieties of topics.
But I was just thinking of of fun, humorous metaphors and memes to facillitate creative expression, feeling, and inner work.
Well this is refreshingly a way.
"The adoption of an alphabet reintroduced writing into a world which had lost it. And once writing was within the grasp of all, it became not only an instrument of command but a tool of trade, of communication and often of demystification … As for currency, the need for it had been felt before it appeared … It was in about 685 BC that authentic money (coins made of electrum, a mixture of gold and silver) appeared for the first time in history in Lydia, the rich realm of Croesus … But most specialists think that a true monetary economy was not in place until the fourth century BC and the achievements of the Hellenistic..."
In short it language became about power, like Promethius, ursurping fire, and claiming its creative potential (the emmissary over the master).
He says nowadays, even non-western languages that are more creative and being oriented are proccessed by modern speakers in the left hemisphere.
I've been thinking about that, about how my contexualized relationship with reality has atrophied (because if you don't use it you lose it).
And also, in terms of artistic expression and inner work, how can I communicate in a language that is fun, free, expressive, and doesn't devolve into tragic games of power. How can I go into the muck but actively build the muscles of being.
Something that communicates in metaphor and humor.
Well someone really cool was doing it with memes.
Yes I know the C's do that with superluminal communication. And we comminicate here on varieties of topics.
But I was just thinking of of fun, humorous metaphors and memes to facillitate creative expression, feeling, and inner work.
Well this is refreshingly a way.
