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Ironic that Ron Purser hijacked the term McMindfulness from Miles Neale who first wrote about it back in 2011. In fact, the opening of Neale's essay "McMindfuln

Ironic that Ron Purser hijacked the term McMindfulness from Miles Neale who first wrote about it back in 2011. In fact, the opening of Neale's essay "McMindfulness and Frozen Yoga" sounds an awful lot like this post (not to mention Purser's own 2013 article "Beyond McMindfulness"). Ref: "McMindfulness and Frozen Yoga: Rediscovering the Essential Teachings of Ethics and Wisdom" (2011) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a8e29ffcd39c3de866b5e14/t/5b5303d91ae6cf630b641909/1532167130908/McMindfulness.pdf https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a8e29ffcd39c3de866b5...

depr 7y ago
Purser acknowledges that Neale came up with the term in his book, and e.g. here: https://insighttimer.com/blog/ronald-purser-mcmindfulness-western-mindfulness-movement/ https://insighttimer.com/blog/ronald-purser-mcmindfulness-we... so I'm not sure that counts as hijacking. Especially as hijacking implies not retaining the original meaning of the word.
- hownottowrite 7y ago
  Purser mentions Neale once in the book then takes the word and the entire concept for his own use. I don’t want to be rude, but that’s the literal definition of hijacking.
  - philwelch 7y ago
    No, the literal definition of hijacking is to forcibly commandeer a running vehicle.
    - hownottowrite 7y ago
      The original definition of hijack refers to the seizure of goods in transit, typically contraband. Vehicles were involved as well, but it was really about prohibition booze. Exclusive application to vehicles didn’t come about until the mid-late 60s. Since then, it’s been applied to ideas, concepts, and even things like meetings and parties. Basically, taking things by force for other means.
      - philwelch 7y ago
        Yes but I think most people think of eg storming an airliner cockpit as “literal hijacking” and the notion of hijacking “ideas, concepts, and even things like meetings and parties” as metaphorical.
        hownottowrite 7y ago
        That doesn’t change the definition or the etymology of the term. Why are you getting bent of shape about it? Or are you just hijacking the comment for lulz?
        philwelch 7y ago
        Am I literally hijacking the comment?
        hownottowrite 7y ago
        Maaaaybeee

depr 7y ago

Purser acknowledges that Neale came up with the term in his book, and e.g. here: https://insighttimer.com/blog/ronald-purser-mcmindfulness-western-mindfulness-movement/ https://insighttimer.com/blog/ronald-purser-mcmindfulness-we... so I'm not sure that counts as hijacking. Especially as hijacking implies not retaining the original meaning of the word.

hownottowrite 7y ago
Purser mentions Neale once in the book then takes the word and the entire concept for his own use. I don’t want to be rude, but that’s the literal definition of hijacking.
- philwelch 7y ago
  No, the literal definition of hijacking is to forcibly commandeer a running vehicle.
  - hownottowrite 7y ago
    The original definition of hijack refers to the seizure of goods in transit, typically contraband. Vehicles were involved as well, but it was really about prohibition booze. Exclusive application to vehicles didn’t come about until the mid-late 60s. Since then, it’s been applied to ideas, concepts, and even things like meetings and parties. Basically, taking things by force for other means.
    - philwelch 7y ago
      Yes but I think most people think of eg storming an airliner cockpit as “literal hijacking” and the notion of hijacking “ideas, concepts, and even things like meetings and parties” as metaphorical.
      - hownottowrite 7y ago
        That doesn’t change the definition or the etymology of the term. Why are you getting bent of shape about it? Or are you just hijacking the comment for lulz?
        philwelch 7y ago
        Am I literally hijacking the comment?
        hownottowrite 7y ago
        Maaaaybeee