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Originally Posted by Sid Vicious
sorry, i was in a hurry and kinda pounded out that post, but usually my grammar is flawless.
the problem is with academia is that often just assigns complex terminology to common sense logic or everyday occurences, i wouldn't really call this expanding my mind
to really expand your consciousness and understanding of this world, you need to experience and live it with all your senses with a wide variety of media. this is why art is so powerful. also certain, um substances help
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funny you bring that up. i was thinking this over not too long ago came to somewhat the same conclusions. but then the realization came as to why we have complex terminologies
it is to be able to communicate at a higher level. more efficiently , and more precisely.
what might take someone who is not as educated, say 100 words to describe, than say someone who can describe the same thing in 10 words is a world of a difference [numbers may be unrealistic, and are certainly circumstantial, but hopefully you get the point]
to better visualize, try speaking to a foreigner with no real strong grasp of the language. see how long it takes for them to convey an idea
i myself do computer software programming. and it is here where we learn what is literally machine languages. this gives good insight also into how human languages are used as well in terms of efficiency, verbosity, and flow. i also got back into chinese school (i can speak, but my reading and writing of classical chinese is shit) and it gives good contrast between the usage and strengths of different languages.
--this foray in languages showed me just how important language really is. and that is needs to be refined and polished. it is difficult to be taken seriously in this world if you cannot speak the part
communication is supremely important. it is part of what makes the human species sit atop of the animal kingdom despite the physical disparity