tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385641437239622429.post1255034780221273067..comments2023-10-29T03:26:21.762+13:00Comments on Mad Young Thing: What's the role of oratory (etc) in a conversation age?Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09657138758289333314noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-385641437239622429.post-334563142625981272007-12-22T17:00:00.000+13:002007-12-22T17:00:00.000+13:00I don't think monologue and dialogue are mutually ...I don't think monologue and dialogue are mutually exclusive. There's a place for both. And one still fuels the other.<BR/><BR/>To say the world is only about dialogue is akin to the grade school trend of "everyone is gifted; everyone's a winner." Sometimes, people have to sit quietly and listen without speaking. THEN, process and discuss independently of the speech/one-man show/lecture.<BR/><BR/>It seems to me that the more a society pegs one side of a spectrum, the more they need the other extreme. It's kind of like, the more digital we become, the more interested we are in crafts and great papers and beautifully designed objects.<BR/><BR/>The difference may be that we have a shorter attention span. Some people are more discerning. Some just need a good smack.<BR/><BR/>Keep asking the interesting questions...Brickgrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15028751314316621043noreply@blogger.com