I recently wrote an article, “Winners and Losers. The intellectual cost of labels”, in which I attempted to make the point that “labels” are dangerous to our intellectual development. I received some interesting responses: “This is a very Liberal article” and “if everyone is being told that being second is of no consequence, why would they ever strive to […]
Winners and Losers. The Intellectual Cost of Labels
The word’s “win” and “lose” frustrate me. They are a leash about our necks, restraining us from any forward momentum. These two verbs do more to hinder the intellectual growth of humanity than most people would ever imagine. Pause for a moment and think about that. Those two words are at the core of how we define […]