Ducks in a Row: Wisdom Then and Now
by Miki Saxon
The above image was yesterday’s Oldie from 2009.
What’s changed (or was off in the first place) since then?
Let’s take them one-by-one.
Data: data, since “facts” are often historical and the historical info is often biased.
Information: Think bias and fake news, neither is new, but the quantity has exploded.
Knowledge: Same as original.
Understanding: Too often why or any questioning is asked only if the facts and information run counter to our beliefs, opinion, and worldview.
Wisdom: Unlikely.
Wikipedia describes wisdom as follows:
Wisdom, sapience, or sagacity is the ability to think and act using knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense and insight.[1] Wisdom is associated with attributes such as unbiased judgment, compassion, experiential self-knowledge, self-transcendence and non-attachment,[2] and virtues such as ethics and benevolence.[3][4]
Much of the ability to think according to the above description has been either voluntarily turned over to, or co-opted by, social media.
Considered actions often must pass an “Instagram/Twitter filter;” those that don’t aren’t acted upon.
If there is anything social media can not be blamed for it’s a proliferation of wisdom.
Join me tomorrow for a look at ways and means to acquire wisdom.
Image credit: Nick J Webb
