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If you're making it better, you're not "keeping it", per se (what I mean, is that "tradition" is never an excuse for anything).
by Juliate 7y ago
If you're making it better, you're not "keeping it", per se (what I mean, is that "tradition" is never an excuse for anything).
- coldtea 7y ago>what I mean, is that "tradition" is never an excuse for anything Well, "progress" in itself isn't either, as it lacks direction (progress towards what? Why would new be better?). At least tradition has the "tried" part working for it, and it's something you know the pros and cons and how to work with it (even if its a devil, it's "the devil you know"). It's also a good choice if one values stability over volatility... So we shouldn't blindly follow it, but should throw it just because there's something new. A better question (we seldom ask) is: do we want this something new. Many times the new is just imposed into us (e.g. just because it's possible or profitable).
- Juliate 7y agoI think we agree (towards both progress and tradition). It's only that a lot of what is disguised as "good old tried stuff we call tradition" is highly subjective stuff that's barely one or two centuries old, which means, it's not old, it's not really tried either, so it likely is not "good" per se, but highly contextual.