two topics today.
why do people get all bent out of shape over the smallest things? like calling something one thing, but being told "oh no, that's not right, ___ is better". but language is just a form of communication isn't it? honestly, what difference does it make whether we say a cow is a cow, or a dog even, as long as people know what we're talking about. but i guess these standards are set ahead of time, or something. language is made, and then followed. just like so many other things in life. people like rules. or maybe being ruled and controlled?
wouldn't it be amazing to see people across the world. I watched a video a while ago, brought out by Microsoft, of course, in which they depicted the future about 15 years from now. It wasn't one of those ridiculous videos where they show people flying around in space shuttles and living on different planets. they were talking about communications. and they showed children learning in classrooms where the walls were transparent screens in which they could see across the world to a different classroom, and interact with students from the U.S. to India. Things like taht are profound. back to what i said before, ideas are brilliant things. I would love for my children to meet other children across the world like that. language barriers would be channels for knowledge and discussion and unity in understanding. but then i thought, maybe people will consciously build up more biases when they see these things too young, only catching a glimpse of the other world. hah, maybe these things can wait.
speaking of communication, i love music too. maybe i'll talk about that next time.
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