Reality and a Joke

People are not simple and labels are toxic

Do words matter? Do the ones you use impact your thoughts in any way? Do the ones you hear influence your thoughts? Maybe. So what?

Let me ask you an easy question: are you a real person? You know, somebody that lives a life; has challenges, finds ways through some difficulties, succeeds, fails, remembers experiences, and has a viewpoint from a personal perspective. You know… a unicorn?

What did you call me?

According to the second definition in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary a Unicorn is the following: something unusual, rare, or unique

You are probably something special. My friend Gia agrees. She and I have had a few discussions about how interesting people can be.

Why are you labeling me?

Let’s come back to calling people names later, you unicorn. First lets talk about the need for labeling things.

Labeling Things

We need to label stuff. The fact that you are able to get some semblance of ideas an author tries to convey is because we have labels for ideas. We call these labels “words”.

In the ultimate utilitarian sense, a clear word effectively conveys a complete…