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{{a|devil|{{image|Lucky Bastard|jpg|A proper little “jailer’s pet”, yesterday.}}}}{{dpn|/lɪvd ɪksˈpɪərɪəns/|n}} | {{a|devil|{{image|Lucky Bastard|jpg|A proper little “jailer’s pet”, yesterday.}}}}{{dpn|/lɪvd ɪksˈpɪərɪəns/|n}} | ||
Knowledge about the world one gains, first-hand, by living through it. Knowledge that is joyously ''subjective'', and not the quasi-objective, pseudo-knowledge by which we are all systematically indoctrinated through social institutions such as the education system, government and the calculating fingers of the media. Each person’s “lived experience” is necessarily unique, and taken ad absurdum, literally ineffable to any other person. | Knowledge about the world one gains, first-hand, by living through it. | ||
Knowledge that is joyously ''subjective'', and not the quasi-objective, pseudo-knowledge by which we are all systematically indoctrinated through social institutions such as the education system, government and the calculating fingers of the media. Each person’s “lived experience” is necessarily unique, and taken ad absurdum, literally ineffable to any other person. This calls to mind a stanza in one of the JC’s favourite Ogden Nash poems: | |||
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Or I creep into yours.<ref>Ogden Nash, ''Listen...'', reprinted in ''Candy is Dandy: The Best of Ogden Nash''</ref> <br>}} | Or I creep into yours.<ref>Ogden Nash, ''Listen...'', reprinted in ''Candy is Dandy: The Best of Ogden Nash''</ref> <br>}} | ||
Of course, knowing what one’s “lived experience” is can get confusing when you consider it includes being indoctrinated through social institutions like school, university, work and, well, people who witter on about “lived experiences” all the time. Like the JC. | |||
In any rate, subjective, and — where, thanks to one or more intersecting marginalisations, your own lived experience has not been a happy one — a justification for prioritising ''your'' ghastly experience over those of others you adjudge to have been more fortunate than | In any rate, it is subjective, and — where, thanks to one or more intersecting marginalisations, your own lived experience has not been a happy one — it is seen by some as a justification for prioritising ''your'' ghastly experience over those of others you adjudge to have been more fortunate than you when, as a tenured academic, you find yourself with the platform to lecture more fortunate people than yourself about how badly you have been treated. | ||
It’s a bit circular like that. | It’s a bit circular like that. | ||
===Relevance to the conversation=== | ===Relevance to the conversation=== | ||
An unusual [[standpoint]], is always a valuable perspective to bear in mind when the community discusses, or designs common utilities. The Dutch — being the tallest nation on earth, should consider the lot of those possessed of shorter statures when designing bookshelves. | An unusual [[standpoint]], is always a valuable perspective to bear in mind when the community discusses, or designs common utilities. The Dutch — being the tallest nation on earth, should consider the lot of those possessed of shorter statures when designing bookshelves. | ||