Comments on: What’s a little labeling to you? http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2007/10/whats-a-little-labeling-to-you The Fruit of Knowledge Digest: Now in weblog technology Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:43:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Pixel http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2007/10/whats-a-little-labeling-to-you#comment-3069 Pixel Sun, 14 Oct 2007 00:57:58 +0000 http://pixcapacitor.com/2007/10/whats-a-little-labeling-to-you#comment-3069 <strong>Avery:</strong> I think you and I are in total agreement on that. I'm just less clear at expressing it. :???: I made my conclusion too definite. I really meant to say what you said. <strong>Lisa:</strong> I shy away from labels as well. People use labels as shortcuts to avoid getting to know things. They attach too much symbolism to key words. I fear the trouble that could be wrecked when two people have differing meanings of words. Hence the rolling-over-in-grave scenario :smile: . p.s. You can look through my archives all you want. I warn you, though, I'm only really proud of the posts I wrote in the last half of 2005. Avery: I think you and I are in total agreement on that. I’m just less clear at expressing it. :???: I made my conclusion too definite. I really meant to say what you said.
Lisa: I shy away from labels as well. People use labels as shortcuts to avoid getting to know things. They attach too much symbolism to key words. I fear the trouble that could be wrecked when two people have differing meanings of words. Hence the rolling-over-in-grave scenario :smile: .

p.s. You can look through my archives all you want. I warn you, though, I’m only really proud of the posts I wrote in the last half of 2005.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2007/10/whats-a-little-labeling-to-you#comment-3066 Lisa Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:59:34 +0000 http://pixcapacitor.com/2007/10/whats-a-little-labeling-to-you#comment-3066 Oh, and Avery, we wrote our comments at more or less the same time. Mine wasn't in any way a reaction to yours. I've never read your blog. I will now though. :) Oh, and Avery, we wrote our comments at more or less the same time. Mine wasn’t in any way a reaction to yours. I’ve never read your blog. I will now though. :)

]]> By: Lisa http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2007/10/whats-a-little-labeling-to-you#comment-3065 Lisa Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:57:21 +0000 http://pixcapacitor.com/2007/10/whats-a-little-labeling-to-you#comment-3065 I'm wary of using labels because they're all relative. Let's take "writer" for example. Some people would call just about anyone who writes or keeps a blog a writer. Some literati would be disgusted by that. If I called myself a photographer, Ansel Adams would roll over in his grave. I’m wary of using labels because they’re all relative. Let’s take “writer” for example. Some people would call just about anyone who writes or keeps a blog a writer. Some literati would be disgusted by that. If I called myself a photographer, Ansel Adams would roll over in his grave.

]]> By: Avery http://www.pixcapacitor.com/2007/10/whats-a-little-labeling-to-you#comment-3064 Avery Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:44:28 +0000 http://pixcapacitor.com/2007/10/whats-a-little-labeling-to-you#comment-3064 One little point of contention--I don't believe it is dangerous to identify yourself with something outside your control. I think it is dangerous to derive all your self-worth from being identified with it. I label myself as a writer. But if I never wrote another thing, it would not cripple me emotionally. It is merely one aspect of my life. One that is very important to me, but not my life in totality. Oh, and buttocks is a funny word. One little point of contention–I don’t believe it is dangerous to identify yourself with something outside your control. I think it is dangerous to derive all your self-worth from being identified with it. I label myself as a writer. But if I never wrote another thing, it would not cripple me emotionally. It is merely one aspect of my life. One that is very important to me, but not my life in totality.

Oh, and buttocks is a funny word.

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