Birth. School. Work. Teevee. Retire. Die.

[twicketface]

Sigh. I think it’s one of those black cloud days. I’m worried about things in the near future and have gotten away from the life I want to live. I *completely* wasted Saturday and while I was aware of it at the time, I still couldn’t unshackle myself to do something about it. Where do these moods come from and why can’t I deal with them more appropriately?

The saying that knowledge is power is complete bullshit. Knowledge is important, but it’s not even close to power. Example: If someone is overweight and they know it, it doesn’t make them any more “powerful” to change it, if they so choose. If I know that our government is corrupt and silly, I’ve got no more power to change things. Money is power. Influence is power. Race is power. But not knowledge.

I’ve been thinking lately about taking down my website. I think a lot of the writing I did was good and at the time it served it’s purpose, but this seems to be a better outlet for frustration, ideas, etc. I want to look into an on-line picture hosting service (hopefully for free) so I can transfer the photos there and put in links when appropriate. I don’t really have to take it down, but I’d feel bad (somehow) but having it up there and not updating it. The novelty seems to have worn off, or something.

Time for lunch with Marie. Some of the best things in life are truly free.

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knowledge v. acknowledgment

[spidervine.livejournal.com]

Example: If someone is overweight and they know it, it doesn’t make them any more “powerful” to change it, if they so choose. If I know that our government is corrupt and silly, I’ve got no more power to change things. Money is power. Influence is power. Race is power. But not knowledge.

What you are talking about here isn't really "knowledge." You're talking about "acknowledgment" or "to recognize the status of" a situation. You can acknowledge that a situation exists without having the knowledge of how to deal with said situation. Knowledge implies gained experience or association. If you associate, really associate, being fat with being unhealthy then and only then will you have the power to do something about it.

You were just being lazy. I'm the same way on weekends. You have to remember that if you spend your weekend frivolously than it won't feel like a weekend at all. You'll get to work on Monday feeling just as tired and stressed as you were on Friday...of course, it's fun to occasionally veg out, eat junk food and do nothing. Just don't veg out for the entire weekend.

Re: knowledge v. acknowledgment

[twicketface.livejournal.com]

I can’t really acknowledge a situation without having knowledge. If I walk past someone changing their oil and I’m not sure where the oil is located in the car, I can acknowledge that she is “working on the car” but now really know what specifically she is doing. But then I could ask her and she could impart that knowledge onto me. I think it’s dealing with a degree of knowledge. I can nod along to the newscast at night but not really have ‘knowledge’ of the situation, right?

If you get screwed over by a store and have all of the proper documentation, reason and evidence that you were screwed over, and you still don’t get a resolution, your knowledge did not equate to any power. I can associate my situation to being taken advantage of, but I still won’t have the power to do anything about it except make a Fuck Best Buy section on my website. ;P

I wish I could just veg out more productively.

Re: knowledge v. acknowledgment

[spidervine.livejournal.com]

I think we have different definitions of knowledge and acknowledge.

Re: knowledge v. acknowledgment

[reject.livejournal.com]

that seems to be the problem with most debate.

differences of definition and interpretation.

Re: knowledge v. acknowledgment

[spidervine.livejournal.com]

No. Those things are just pathetic attempts at proving that you are a "success."

Success for me is accomplishing something that I can be proud...and, maybe going on a lecture tour, because I'm so smart and everyone wants to hear what I have to say. :)