it does not follow that believing in labels is the same as believing in communication
This reminds me of my brief experience doing high ropes courses and climbing many years ago. Anything falling was "rock". It didn't matter what it was, if someone yelled "rock" that meant a heavy object was moving downward and caution was needed. Labels also change their meaning and context depending on situation, which is probably part of the problem - people looking for absolute correct descriptors, rather than being willing to toss out something generally functional that can be clarified if context is required but otherwise worked with in the immediate situation.
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Date: 2010-03-07 02:36 am (UTC)This reminds me of my brief experience doing high ropes courses and climbing many years ago. Anything falling was "rock". It didn't matter what it was, if someone yelled "rock" that meant a heavy object was moving downward and caution was needed. Labels also change their meaning and context depending on situation, which is probably part of the problem - people looking for absolute correct descriptors, rather than being willing to toss out something generally functional that can be clarified if context is required but otherwise worked with in the immediate situation.