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Ideas and thoughts, and the people who express them, are separate, and ever will be so. Fixating on the originator of an idea is folly and childishness. We are
by sho 18y ago
Ideas and thoughts, and the people who express them, are separate, and ever will be so. Fixating on the originator of an idea is folly and childishness.
We are both fans of Ruby, I know that much. But do you love Matz, specifically? Follow everything he writes? Look to him for guidance in your personal life? Of course not, and me either. I can love his ideas seperate from him.
Same with PG. I wouldn't be here if I didn't greatly admire his thinking. But personally idolising the guy? Of course not.
Yes I have felt that before, when I was younger, when I was a child, and yes about a band. Now I consider it childishness, a wish to abandon one's duty to think for oneself. I may be wrong, of course.
- petercooper 18y agoI agree with all of your points here, as I don't really idolize anyone either, but I raised the question for the perspective of people who do idolize others or need these sorts of faith based crutches to get through the day. Religion and idolatry are prevalent in our species - more so than logic, sadly.
- rodrigo 18y agoAgree. It seems to me that if you dont want to give things a thougth, just adhere to someone elses and call yourself a (insert religion/belief system/school of thougth here) and get on with it. What does that pattern says about our program? is it a bug? a feature?