Why does the world obsess with the written word, instead of changing the world by action?

Answer 1

Changing the world by action? Do you mean like cave men did? That proved quite successful.

Go back to school and learn to properly read and write.

Answer 2

Well, before you can begin to start changing the world, or anything else, you first have to know what you are about to try and do. The written word seems to be the best way anyone has devised, so far, to accomplish any of that technique. Once you have mastered whatever you want to do, via the written word, then you can begin changing the world by your actions. Okay? Does that make sense?

Answer 3

I don't know if the world obsesses with the written word, but I would say that people of action are few and far between. The reason being that people who are action oriented, tend to disappear. Perhaps they fall down an elevator shaft or they kill themselves by shooting a shotgun in their back. Hope this helps you understand why. FEAR

Answer 4

Let's face it: It has always been easier to "talk the talk," than to "walk the walk." The old saying goes, "Easier said than done." for a good reason. WE ARE BOUNDED. And a very real part of that boundedness is in our methodological approaches. Simply put, it might look like "good idea," but the genius is in the details. Moreover, there are always "gaps" - wide ones - between theory & practice. It is like an arm-chair psychologist who's never been married offering marital counselling sessions. BO-O-O-O--gus!
If you've ever been on the 'front-lines' of some operation... from a family barbeque to a business initiative to a military engagement with the "enemy," you KNOW how the "unseasoned" or unschooled, or uninitiated who are quick to give "by-the-book" advice, or pat answers, or other "strategies" that hardly qualify for state-of-the-art/tech. acumen can muddle up "the works." We have people at our nation's capitol who are grossly unqualified to push the policies they do... and we still bury our dead with little recourse, but the odd vocal protest... mere cries in the wilderness, my friend... mere cries that fall on deaf ears... their egos invested in their latest great plan... their obstinate little minds "made-up." Little Hitlers All... The "brownshirts" with swastikas have been with us since the beginning of recorded history and the Napoleonic Complex is as alive and well today as ever! Notice how "grandstanders" operate... windbags that keep blowing in the direction that get them the most attention.

Answer 5

I guess some action really don't speak louder than words. They probably need direction. Some choose to be submissive for fear of failure, probably? Like what if their plan backfired?
Giving the people empty promises is an easier option without all the responsibilities & ramifications that comes attached to it.
Though there's hope. There're among us that take an active role. To do so, the first steps are to have it done collectively and united for a common cause.

Answer 6

How do you want the world to change? The written word will spread your message in a much less garbled, more accurate way. Psychologists have conducted experiments involving word of mouth messages. By the seventh person, the message changes so much that it is almost completely unrecognizable. Is that reason enough?

Answer 7

Good question. Part of the answer is looking before we leap. How many times have you had some project planned out, but then, when you started actually doing it, you ran into all sorts of unforeseen problems, and the whole thing turned into a disaster? Isn't it better to thoroughly investigate a project before you start it? Sure, you'll still have unforeseen problems, but probably not as many and not as bad. It might even turn out to be not a disaster.

Karl Marx said that the point of philosophy wasn't to analyze the world but to change it - and he certainly did, but Marxism still turned out to be a bit of a disaster, didn't it?

Answer 8

Action needs motivation, Motivation comes from the inspiration from great personalities some of them spread through word of mouth and many were documented.

Answer 9

Because talk is cheap and action requires effort. Also they are not Unitarian Universalists who put words into action all the time.

Answer 10

It's a heck of a lot easier... I wish there was something more deep or profound... but its that simple. People find it much easier to destory than to create, despite the obvious repercussions of thier actions... But hang on in there, there are good people out there.