That's what I wonder, though: mimetic thinking as a viral phenomenon. It may reshape one's perceptions, forcing a certain conformance, like prions.
If there's any room for alternatives or unconventional thought, it must now be assigned within an established hierarchy. Or, it must be shoehorned into invisible guardrails.
This is not bad in itself. Of course, useful ideas must transmit successfully to realize progression over decades.
But if one has a choice to focus attention, there also ought to exist the option to ignore it.
I don't mean to "ignore all frameworks" or "everything original must come from the self." I just mean I avoid TVTropes--yet I also embrace Dramatica.
No doubt TVTropes is a form of design patterns for writing, for which it has incredible value. It's just not something I want to "shape my mind around."
As I write this, I know it doesn't make much sense. It may just be a silly thing, and I have yet to "mature to realize the concept of" a shared, tropic mindview.
If there's any room for alternatives or unconventional thought, it must now be assigned within an established hierarchy. Or, it must be shoehorned into invisible guardrails.
This is not bad in itself. Of course, useful ideas must transmit successfully to realize progression over decades.
But if one has a choice to focus attention, there also ought to exist the option to ignore it.
I don't mean to "ignore all frameworks" or "everything original must come from the self." I just mean I avoid TVTropes--yet I also embrace Dramatica.
No doubt TVTropes is a form of design patterns for writing, for which it has incredible value. It's just not something I want to "shape my mind around."
As I write this, I know it doesn't make much sense. It may just be a silly thing, and I have yet to "mature to realize the concept of" a shared, tropic mindview.