#mindfangmusings
Finally, here we are with the discussion we last left off on. I should offer a 8rief refresher for those that missed last week’s. I investig8ted the difference 8etween harmful lies through gossip and the passing of inform8tion for the safety and integrity of the group. If you alone knew something that would 8e 8eneficial to come to the light of others, would you reveal it? Would you guilt yourself into 8elieving it is immoral and “gossiping”? Would you put your reput8tion on the line if it meant telling the truth, even if it appears that you are simply 8utting into some8ody else’s 8usiness? Now here’s ano...Read more
Worry not, people. I am still planning out my #MindfangMusings for the night, it is almost complete. Just hang tight!!!!
I would love to touch on something with relevance to yesterday’s convers8tion that I had, with the lovely @craftsmanToxophilite . You know, when I framed my faux reluctance as avoiding something “scandalous”, I knew that it was o8vious I was yanking the chain. Nevertheless, it got me thinking. Is gossip really inherently all that harmful or neg8tive? Often, we are scolded 8y the socially righteous (referencing no8ody in particular, of course), we are told that it is inconsider8te. 8ut what if it’s the most consider8te thing you could do? What if it’s more consider8te than “minding our 8usiness”? In f...Read more