We are incredibly skilled at the (always) subconscious act of looking at or evaluating a thing in a very ‘us’-ish way. Thus, it is all too often the case that:
- the [re]view says more about the [re]viewer than of that which is [re]viewed
- the name says more about the namer than of that which is named
- the belief says more about the believer than of that which is believed
- the doubt says more about the doubter than of that which is doubted
- the defence says more about the defender than of that which is being defended
- the dismissal says more about the one dismissing than of that which is being dismissed
- the theory says more about the theorist than of that which is theorised
- the interpretation says more about the interpreter than of that which is interpreted
- the translation says more about the translator than of that which is translated
- the governing says more about the governor than of that which is being governed
- the instruction says more about the instructor than of that which is instructed
- the legislation says more about the legislative body (or process) than of that which is legislated
- the writing (or blog post!!??) says more about the writer than of that which is written
- the comment says more about the commenter than of that which is commented on
- and so on…
