You know that Voight-Kampff test of yours ... did you ever take that test yourself?
It's funny the difference a word makes.
"Can't" is one of the least favorite words in my vocabulary.
When I told someone the other night that I couldn't make an origami unicorn like the one Gaff leaves behind him in Blade Runner...it didn't feel right.
I'd failed. Several times. I'd stared at the instructions for a good half hour. There was this one bit I just couldn't get past. But..
What if it wasn't that I couldn't make one, and just that I hadn't yet? Interesting idea.
After practicing a couple of times, I can now make them from memory.
This little experiment has taught me a useful distinction: "Can't" is often a judgment. "Haven't" is simply an observation.
"Can't" is one of the least favorite words in my vocabulary.
When I told someone the other night that I couldn't make an origami unicorn like the one Gaff leaves behind him in Blade Runner...it didn't feel right.
I'd failed. Several times. I'd stared at the instructions for a good half hour. There was this one bit I just couldn't get past. But..
What if it wasn't that I couldn't make one, and just that I hadn't yet? Interesting idea.
 Origami unicorn - "Roy.3" |
 Origami unicorn - "Roy.3" |
After practicing a couple of times, I can now make them from memory.
This little experiment has taught me a useful distinction: "Can't" is often a judgment. "Haven't" is simply an observation.
