Accountability, Legitimacy, and Participation
These were three very important terms for looking at the political history of Latin America. In fact they still might be. In our apartment, we have a loose confederation of roommates. Property rights have been distributed as far as the six rooms go, but the problem of course is the common area where property rights have not been distributed - had I been paying attention in microeconomics I could have foreseen this tragedy of the commons with the Coase Theorem.
A series of lists were tacked up, detailing chores to be done [dishwashing, bathroom cleaning, trash removing, etcetera ] but some people don't do their chores even when their turn comes.
The list seemed to be a way to hold people accountable, but even if everyone knows that you haven't done your chores, there really is no accountability, no consequences. This became obvious when those who slacked off had their chores done by others who were fed up with the mess.
The problem could also be that the lists weren't made with enough active participation, although they demand participation in a disincentivizing chore. I will make sure that I elicit participation at our next house gathering, perhaps to decide on some legitimate consequences - I was thinking a few euros in a penalty jar.
Participation in the rule-making process seems to me to be the only way to lend some legitimacy to the conscription for dishwashing process.
Maquina del deseo
"No adoptáis el mejor sistema de estudio mas el que tenga mejor posibilidad de éxito." Lo pudiera haber dicho Bolivar antes de estudiar para sus examens comprensivos en la academia militar. En mi clase de sobre historia latinoamericana, tengo un monton de lecturas. Hoy lei por cinco horas y no pude digerir lo todo.
Panceta lo dijo mejor, "Algunos libros son para probar, otros para tragar, y unos pocos para masticar y digerir." En alguna epoca un gran profesor de la literatura caribena me habia advertido no hablar de la literatura hispanica como si fuera un menu, pero haber leido hoy 200 paginas de historia latinoamericana general desde guano peruano a Prebisch solo lo puedo compara con hacer un grande fufu de ceviche, frijoles, mate, y tequila y devorarlo Kobayashi comiendo perros calientes.
Como ingerir esta cantidad de conocimiento? Necesitamos teorias antes que podamos reconocer a dados. Y una teoria es una maquinita, una trilladora, que separa la barcia y el grano. Pero yo no tengo una teoria. Tengo un deseo - porque uno no se sienta leyendo libros por horas sin salir a tomar un buen vino ni dormir la siesta si le falta el deseo.
Asi he decidido leer con mi deseo. Leer lo que sirve interesarme, sea un dado, una anecdota, o alguna cita ridicula de un revolucionario peruano muerto hace medio siglo. Porque si no tengo a mi deseo no tengo nada.
두려움
나는 내가 너를 잊어버릴까봐 두려워해. 나는 네가 나를 잊어버릴까봐 두려워해.
나는 우리의 마음들이 통하는데 없을까봐 두려워해. 나는 마음들이 통하는데가 원래 없었을까봐 두려워해.
서로 서로 잊어버릴 수밖에 없다면 어쩌나?
