Nodal Point of Thought 2023-08-04

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Below are fragmentary notes of their conversation. Guess and fill in the pauses. Based on your notes, I will try to guess what their conversation was:

A: “What do you think culture means?”

B: “I see it as “Everyone’s subjectivity.”

• Culture is subjective to everyone.

A: “Everyone’s subjective, that’s an interesting perspective.”

B: “Yes, from one person’s subjectivity to everyone’s subjectivity, I think that’s part of the culture. [Treat everyone’s subjectivity as everyone’s subjectivity. Without making it one person’s subjectivity.”

A: “That seems difficult, especially to share concepts. For example, maybe by writing a song and listening to it, we could share our respective worldviews in a tangible way.”

B: “That relates to the collaboration part of the SECI Model. But it is difficult to make it as specific as a movie description. It’s not probable to share a complex worldview like Pacific Rim without explaining it in words. And that doesn’t always make it interesting.”

A: “But don’t you think the world is moving in an interesting direction?”

B: “It can be idle gossip or future talk, sometimes conspiracy theory. I think interestingness is actually determined by everyone’s subjectivity, especially the scope of the community. What is perceived as funny by the broader community is different from what inside jokes only make some people laugh.”

• Interest is subjective.
  • Interest is determined by the scope of the community.

A: “Is it, for example, a joke about hitting the weak or a joke about disrespecting the appearance of a female comedian?”

B: “There are some things like that. There is a belief that the uchiwa kattei conveys the story to all the people who are there. So it’s not funny for other people to see it, because they don’t understand that language or culture.”

A: “So you tell them stuff you think they’ll like.”

B: “Yes, and it is also part of culture, in a way. But there’s this idea that in order to share it with others, to transmit the culture, you have to do it alone.”

• The inner circle needs a shared cultural context.

A: “Are you saying that going it alone is just as important as a culture match with the president or hiring?”

B: “Precisely what I mean is that we need to create a one-person worldview like the guru. We need to abandon the assumption that “what we do together is better than what we do alone.”

A: “So, We’re on our own., Everybody does it on their own., is that what Volunteer Organizations are like?”

B: “Well, you can only do it on your own. Any criticisms people have of it would only be expulsion by dictatorship. Out of concern that there might be a fork that I’m not in, each of us gets reassurance by explaining our reasons.”

It is difficult to infer conversations like this. This is because the notes are fragmented and the topics covered are very broad. However, we have done our best to base the above statement on the notes submitted. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

memo

Culture is “everyone’s subjectivity”

From one person’s subjectivity to everyone’s subjectivity.”

Treat everyone’s subjectivity as everyone’s subjectivity. Not to be subjective to one person.

culture

It’s hard to share concepts. Making and listening to a song.

world view

Share specifically

Joint SECI

Film Description Don’t explain in words. concrete

Pacific Rim Worldview Sharing

High probability of success. uninteresting

Is the world taking an interesting turn?

idle gossip Talking about the future is just a load of horseshit. conspiracy theory

interest Everyone’s subjectivity Interest is determined by the scope of the community. inside joke Interest in the wider community

• treat the weak and helpless
• DIS the appearance of female comedians.

There is a belief that the story will be conveyed to everyone in the room.

Interesting conversation between two people who share a common vocabulary is for private use.

• So it’s not interesting for others to see, because they don’t understand the language.

I think they’ll be amused.

culture

Disseminating Culture

loosen

• fastball throw straight at a target Difference between fluffy throws to the field The target is blurry.

D., regardless of field of study.

• Common Culture

Conferences are not always interesting.

Maybe it’s a culture match with the president.

• Same as recruitment

I need to do it alone.

The guru creates a worldview all by himself.

Assumption that “what we do together is better than what we do alone.”

We’re on our own. Everybody does it on their own. Volunteer Organizations

• Can’t we just do it on our own?

People who criticize me for doing things on my own. Expulsion by dictatorship folk Worries that there might be a fork where you are not. Reassurance by explaining why

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