Livin in a Wiki World
I may have been one of the last to understand Wikipedia. I’d assumed that it was just an online encyclopedia and actually cited it in a paper. OOOOPS! My professor was NOT amused.
Wikipedia, for others not in the know is a free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
What this means is definitions are subjective, experiential, communally defined and constantly evolving. How amazing to live in a time where we can make up our own definitions and modify them as we see fit. Talk about FREEDOM! The english language has always been far too limiting, I mean seriously we have but ONE word for love?
Of course, this new liberty of redefining our world comes with cost. We eliminate certainty. We can no longer rely on Miriam-Webster to tell us who is right and who is wrong. Instead it becomes our collective responsibility to be civilized and resourceful in resolving disputes. What if soon there were no lawyers, no judges, but a self governing society to whom there is no higher purpose than serving the greater good? Could WE, dare to dream that in this generation, we could begin to redefine Utopia as a place on earth? Were would you start? What would you redefine? I’m formally inviting all of you, especially the Joy Rebels to say yes to the possiblity….and Wiki your world today!
