because i was thinking about it again...
x-posted from an entry in queenofhalves' journal, in a thread sparked by jessicamelusine:
we don't have to re-invent the wheel...
but do we need to refine our measurements (looking at stars with a microscope)?
and do we need more specialized tools (everything looks like a nail)?
my experience when i first picked up TES, was that of validation, essentially...
i had finally found real evidence that other people felt similarly to the way i do!
i trust the voice of my own conscience; but it's occasionally justifying to hear voices of agreement from those in my community, whoever and wherever they may be.
i recently let my mother read my copy of TES, and she appreciated it on many levels, not having heard of the 'polyamorous' movement specifically... but having lived it herself, as a boomer.
yes, i think that it was written in an extremely provocitive manner, and glosses over many of the finer aspects and subtleties of interpersonal relationships; but i think that it was written primarily to reclaim sexual freedom.
although i would agree that strategically, one must consider how to secure and maintain territory once it has been captured.
sure, the revolution had begun years earlier; but the reporting has not been comprehensive in the interim, so i appreciate whatever news i can get.
there have been many manifestos written; but what is it about this one that endures?
it seems to me that this book was written in the early days of guerilla warfare, as a kind of tactical manual -- and perhaps what we are missing is the handbook on triage?
i have been looking towards anthropological models for inspiration in these areas, and i have found a wealth of resources here:
Alternative social organizations: an overview to matrifocal and egalitarian societies.
we don't have to re-invent the wheel...
but do we need to refine our measurements (looking at stars with a microscope)?
and do we need more specialized tools (everything looks like a nail)?
my experience when i first picked up TES, was that of validation, essentially...
i had finally found real evidence that other people felt similarly to the way i do!
i trust the voice of my own conscience; but it's occasionally justifying to hear voices of agreement from those in my community, whoever and wherever they may be.
i recently let my mother read my copy of TES, and she appreciated it on many levels, not having heard of the 'polyamorous' movement specifically... but having lived it herself, as a boomer.
yes, i think that it was written in an extremely provocitive manner, and glosses over many of the finer aspects and subtleties of interpersonal relationships; but i think that it was written primarily to reclaim sexual freedom.
although i would agree that strategically, one must consider how to secure and maintain territory once it has been captured.
sure, the revolution had begun years earlier; but the reporting has not been comprehensive in the interim, so i appreciate whatever news i can get.
there have been many manifestos written; but what is it about this one that endures?
it seems to me that this book was written in the early days of guerilla warfare, as a kind of tactical manual -- and perhaps what we are missing is the handbook on triage?
i have been looking towards anthropological models for inspiration in these areas, and i have found a wealth of resources here:
Alternative social organizations: an overview to matrifocal and egalitarian societies.