Room 105: Culture

Looking forward to you responses!

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• Ishmael
• Daniel
• Quinn
• Beyond
• Civilization
• Culture

[bbbleaver]

money is just one step removed from the things we really want, food, shelter, clothing. we don't necessarily just want money but what it can bring us... for some money brings power... the need to feel in control and to be revered and accepted by amassing great wealth is to be a "king" or one of God's chosen, to have good karma, blah blah blah- cultural constructs that rigidly hold in place a way of life that works well for business and the few at the top (of the pyramid).

[ItsFilthy]

Money is fucked, butI feel like it's nothing more than a symptom of the disease. Why do we have money..where did it come from. The idea of money comes from the ideas of this culture. There's gotta be a way to distinguish the different levels of the pyramid. Money plays that role. We think that money means something, so if money means something, then the cats at the top want as much as possible. So they do bad shit to get it. But the root cause of the bad shit is the culture that created money.

[1ojak1]

Thank you AdamHint; for the friend invitation! It sounds like a fun room where perhaps I can contribute. Please place the link when you are ready to go to the room, and I'll hit on it; I am rather computer illiterate...so help me out this way! Hope to see you there! karen

[AdamHintz]

You are just chalk full of little gems. :)

[huffdaddy76]

Here's another reason why, when we want to learn about "the cultural," we shouldn't just make a note of stated rules, values, preferences, protocol: Sometimes people lie, obviously - even to themselves, perhaps even more obvious.

And, sometimes there are rules for breaking rules, and those rule-breaking rules may only become apparent when we focus on an individual's behavior.

[huffdaddy76]

I'm sorry - I meant to say "example" - the behavioral component of your definition could be inferred from your use of the word "example," i.e., as a way of transmitting cultural information from one generation to the next.

But I still think it's important that we be more explicit.

[huffdaddy76]

The distinction is important because what people say they do and what they actually do don't always match up.

So, if we don't look at behavior, too - or if we are just content to sit down for an interview and record all the thoughts communicated - then any behavioral contradiction would go unnoticed.

[huffdaddy76]

I would just add to your definition a behavioral component - though that may be inferred from your use of the word "imitation." I would just be more explicit: Culture consists of those patterns of thoughts AND behaviors associated with a group of people.

[rspawn]

For a quick rundown on the book "Ishmael", read the wiki article on it.

en.wikipedia. org/ wiki/Ishmael_(novel)

[AdamHintz]

Most of the album. Do the evolution especially.

[AdamHintz]

Sure. Right now the terms are just previews of events to come. The journey will be what changes you. You may not know what I mean. But when you know you'll know. By the end of Class 105, many assumptions we're not even aware of will be stripped away.

[AdamHintz]

I can jive with that. Feeling like we should be a certain way is whay makes life so unbearable for alot of people in our culture.