Good Coffee | Musings on Social Development

Or at least ... better coffee.

Be it as it may ... better than all the talk and verbal stunts are images. Stories combine both. Even if it's just words, You're encouraged to imagine; Or so a cognitive construct is developed; But between story teller and audience it's not always clear what the important details are. Some imaginations may come with implications; Like say, when I write about Al Bundy everyone has a different idea or understanding of who the guy is. "Al Bundy is a complicated figure. He's everything and he is nothing." The man cannot be depicted accurately, for there always seems to be an Episode that would suggest the opposite. But when I write thinking of him as a hero; And someone reads it thinking of him as the vilest scum of the earth; The implied understanding is different - between narrator and audience. And when it comes to a point where it matters - there may then be a disconnect.

Even more so am I troubled by the time I get to ponder upon what I wrote. I would write about Al Bundy and then my mind would wander; Thinking of what people would think of him. Where his legacy will be. And how what I write would sound to them. Which is a mistake on my behalf; For I should think to tell You what I'm implying.

But this isn't about that.

I just had to wonder about the mental development of single children versus that of siblings. Like, what do You do when You're a single child and Your parents are strict about You going out? I would think that that's akin to torture. But, be it as it may. There's a range of questions like that; And the best people to ask, in my opinion, would be teachers and other caregivers. At least they're the first best thint that comes to my mind. And overall I would trust their words over that of others when it comes to these things.

So we might send out a survey to teachers to ask them about this and that. But ultimately, how would we trust the data? How would we accept it; Rather than instructing some institution to conduct more elaborate social studies?

Within the realms of Gnosis, based on my theory, it would be so that if there were a bunch of Teachers accepted into the Ninedom; We'd just take their word for it. We might not even have to send out a survey; For the spirit would move them to chime in. It might not matter much outside of our belief - but, at that point, that shouldn't stop us from ... listening to each other for what it's worth. At this point one might not see or understand the problem that I'm reaching for. Though I'm sure that the one or the other has an idea. Of course, it's about the ninedom and trust and opinions.
We might collect the data, line out the averages - and then publish it in some form; Where the teachers again have a chance to provide feedback. To agree or disagree with the presented data. And where there's disagreement; There's probably a disagreement to either side of the issue. Because that's what an average is - in the end. It's an abstraction where two opposing ideas are cut in half to meet in the middle. And at some point this is like an act of violence as the nuanced boundaries of the given conditions are being crossed because there is no practical awareness what to look out for. So in the second round we would take a closer look at those divergent opinions - and maybe then invite people to talk it out until we can find a consensus.

And this is where the problem becomes more visible.

That's, in other words, where the lobbying begins. Where one might even encourage some teachers to have a certain opinion - and if it's just contrarian - to get a seat in that public circle of debate. And then we'd probably not find any consensus because at least one in the room isn't interested in agreement; But in taking the cake. And beyond that there's "the sciences" of stacking this imbalance further in ones favor. Which is ultimately why I would rather not deal with social issues at all ... outside of our own little in-group.


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