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Originally Posted by iluvjeisa
Actually, the fantastic thing about modern societies is that we went away from "What the minister says is always right" and instead set up a number of rules and apply those, thus allowing ANYONE who can make the proper argument as significant as another person whom people may listen to based on their position.
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Like I said before: freedom of speech… basic rule of democratic societies for thousands of years and it has also been used for that amount of time (even in dictatorships^^). I have no problem with arguments being exchanged and positions stated, but for me it’s important that they do have a certain basis.
In science it is simple, you have to prove your theory otherwise it will be discarded.
No doubt it is more difficult with feeling based/related topics (like art), but a certain background knowledge is mandatory to draw conclusions about innovations/improvements/adaptations of the "new" things you see.
Example: If you don’t know the contributions of Salvatore Ferragamo to shoe design your opinion will be “cool looking boots” (those comments make me hate blogs, at least write why / inspired by /…) otherwise you can say “reinterpretation of a classic ZZZ, slightly adapted, as it has been seen in the collections of designer XXX in 2003 and designer YYY in 2006” so your personal opinion is backed up by useful information and set into context with them.
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Originally Posted by iluvjeisa
Naturally, holding a certain title means something. But it is important to remember it does not mean everything.
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correct!
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Originally Posted by iluvjeisa
You simply have to use your own mind to assess whether something is worth something or not - there are no short cuts.
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If it is obvious that the blog is from an experienced person it helps... otherwise yapyap