I have
noticed as of late, an increase ~ a trend actually, in our current social media
attitude. One that is more critical towards the messenger, while ignoring
carefully selected ancillary conditions.
In other words, picking at straws and seeking perfection as a standard
to judge a targeted person by. An
expectation of flawlessness is rigidly demanded if one is to undertake any
position that is not in compliance with a presumed established dogma in which
the reporting agency considers itself to be. Look at the political arena. It is quite obvious that if you disagree, you
are the enemy.
We’re all citizens, but it’s difficult to
feel affiliated to someone who accuses you of being stupid or lacking in any
redeeming value whenever you disagree with them; and on any point. Any that dare attempt to affect change must
have credentials awarded by some nameless panel of experts. The very same experts that designed a system
that is not providing what it promised.
This is not in accordance with anything remotely seen in nature. In
nature, the underpinning script of adaptation is encouraged for improved
survival of the species. Attempting, as
an expression of an individual to improve in a social setting, is the spirit of
courage to make a difference. Results
oriented critiquing has its place in determining if a process is working, but
as THE standard to measure innovation, it can serve to be repressive and
oppressive. 
Ultimately, demands made by rigid
intolerance works as an initiative inhibitor.
When consequences of effort are not anchored in rewards for success but
rather based on dreading the prospect of being vanquished, then that value
indirectly advocates fear over nurturing creative license.
Error is a necessary part of the process of
experimentation. Certainly Thomas Edison
would agree with me; it took him over a thousand tries to find the right filament
for the light bulb ~ something today we take for granted.
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