Meaning of “generating new actualities” in context
.everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty{ margin-bottom:0;
}
up vote
0
down vote
favorite
Jordan Peterson at Oxford Union:
... a society that's only composed of the left-leaning liberal types is
very good at generating all sorts of new possibilities, but very bad at
generating all sorts of new actualities.
I don't understand the usage of the term "generating new actualities" here, what does he mean?
meaning meaning-in-context
asked 2 days ago
Alex
232316
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
favorite
Jordan Peterson at Oxford Union:
... a society that's only composed of the left-leaning liberal types is
very good at generating all sorts of new possibilities, but very bad at
generating all sorts of new actualities.
I don't understand the usage of the term "generating new actualities" here, what does he mean?
meaning meaning-in-context
asked 2 days ago
Alex
232316
1
It means effecting concrete change. More than just ideas, actual results. Also, I'd advise you to be a little careful with Peterson: he's a polarizing figure in this particular discourse.
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
Litcrit may be off topic.
– Kris
2 days ago
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
favorite
up vote
0
down vote
favorite
Jordan Peterson at Oxford Union:
... a society that's only composed of the left-leaning liberal types is
very good at generating all sorts of new possibilities, but very bad at
generating all sorts of new actualities.
I don't understand the usage of the term "generating new actualities" here, what does he mean?
meaning meaning-in-context
asked 2 days ago
Alex
232316
Jordan Peterson at Oxford Union:
... a society that's only composed of the left-leaning liberal types is
very good at generating all sorts of new possibilities, but very bad at
generating all sorts of new actualities.
I don't understand the usage of the term "generating new actualities" here, what does he mean?
meaning meaning-in-context
meaning meaning-in-context
asked 2 days ago
Alex
232316
asked 2 days ago
Alex
232316
asked 2 days ago
Alex
232316
asked 2 days ago
Alex
232316
asked 2 days ago
Alex
232316
232316
1
It means effecting concrete change. More than just ideas, actual results. Also, I'd advise you to be a little careful with Peterson: he's a polarizing figure in this particular discourse.
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
Litcrit may be off topic.
– Kris
2 days ago
add a comment |
1
It means effecting concrete change. More than just ideas, actual results. Also, I'd advise you to be a little careful with Peterson: he's a polarizing figure in this particular discourse.
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
Litcrit may be off topic.
– Kris
2 days ago
1
1
It means effecting concrete change. More than just ideas, actual results. Also, I'd advise you to be a little careful with Peterson: he's a polarizing figure in this particular discourse.
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
It means effecting concrete change. More than just ideas, actual results. Also, I'd advise you to be a little careful with Peterson: he's a polarizing figure in this particular discourse.
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
Litcrit may be off topic.
– Kris
2 days ago
Litcrit may be off topic.
– Kris
2 days ago
add a comment |
3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
He's making a play on words by contrasting "Possible" (not yet real) and "actual" (real).
The claim he is making is that the people he is criticising are better at imagining things ("generating new possibilities") than implementing those ideas ("generating new actualities").
answered 2 days ago
KrisW
6369
New contributor
KrisW is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
Ah, I totally missed the play on words there. That was the key for me.
– Alex
2 days ago
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
It means “actually changing things”. Bringing a concept into reality and ‘making it happen’ - not just talking about the possibility or idea.
Your quote is slightly humourous, poking fun. Saying thst the politician is just talking - and not doing the work required to bring ‘action’ or results.
Definition ‘actuality’:
noun
actual existence, typically as contrasted with what was intended, expected, or believed.
"the building looked as impressive in actuality as it did in magazines"
synonyms: reality, fact, truth, real life More
existing conditions or facts.
plural noun: actualities
"the grim actualities of prison life"
answered 2 days ago
Jelila
2,6331214
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
Vocabulary.com
actuality
the state of actually existing objectively; true existence;
reality
Actualities actually exist, contrasted with what was intended, expected, believed or possible:
The White House looked as impressive in **actuality** as it did in magazines"
Synonyms of actualities include reality, fact, truth, and real life. So something that we can see or perceive on an everyday level is an actuality.
Thus:
... a society that's only composed of the left-leaning liberal types
is very good at generating all sorts of new possibilities, but very
bad at generating all sorts of new reality.
answered 2 days ago
lbf
16.4k21561
This answer could be improved with additional analysis and description. More than a dic def, tell OP what it means, in plain English (obviously there's value in your dic def to support this analysis).
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
Nice. updoot.
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
add a comment |
3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
He's making a play on words by contrasting "Possible" (not yet real) and "actual" (real).
The claim he is making is that the people he is criticising are better at imagining things ("generating new possibilities") than implementing those ideas ("generating new actualities").
answered 2 days ago
KrisW
6369
New contributor
KrisW is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
Ah, I totally missed the play on words there. That was the key for me.
– Alex
2 days ago
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
He's making a play on words by contrasting "Possible" (not yet real) and "actual" (real).
The claim he is making is that the people he is criticising are better at imagining things ("generating new possibilities") than implementing those ideas ("generating new actualities").
answered 2 days ago
KrisW
6369
New contributor
KrisW is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
Ah, I totally missed the play on words there. That was the key for me.
– Alex
2 days ago
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
He's making a play on words by contrasting "Possible" (not yet real) and "actual" (real).
The claim he is making is that the people he is criticising are better at imagining things ("generating new possibilities") than implementing those ideas ("generating new actualities").
answered 2 days ago
KrisW
6369
New contributor
KrisW is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
He's making a play on words by contrasting "Possible" (not yet real) and "actual" (real).
The claim he is making is that the people he is criticising are better at imagining things ("generating new possibilities") than implementing those ideas ("generating new actualities").
answered 2 days ago
KrisW
6369
New contributor
KrisW is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
answered 2 days ago
KrisW
6369
New contributor
KrisW is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
answered 2 days ago
KrisW
6369
answered 2 days ago
KrisW
6369
6369
New contributor
KrisW is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
New contributor
KrisW is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
KrisW is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
Ah, I totally missed the play on words there. That was the key for me.
– Alex
2 days ago
add a comment |
Ah, I totally missed the play on words there. That was the key for me.
– Alex
2 days ago
Ah, I totally missed the play on words there. That was the key for me.
– Alex
2 days ago
Ah, I totally missed the play on words there. That was the key for me.
– Alex
2 days ago
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
It means “actually changing things”. Bringing a concept into reality and ‘making it happen’ - not just talking about the possibility or idea.
Your quote is slightly humourous, poking fun. Saying thst the politician is just talking - and not doing the work required to bring ‘action’ or results.
Definition ‘actuality’:
noun
actual existence, typically as contrasted with what was intended, expected, or believed.
"the building looked as impressive in actuality as it did in magazines"
synonyms: reality, fact, truth, real life More
existing conditions or facts.
plural noun: actualities
"the grim actualities of prison life"
answered 2 days ago
Jelila
2,6331214
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
It means “actually changing things”. Bringing a concept into reality and ‘making it happen’ - not just talking about the possibility or idea.
Your quote is slightly humourous, poking fun. Saying thst the politician is just talking - and not doing the work required to bring ‘action’ or results.
Definition ‘actuality’:
noun
actual existence, typically as contrasted with what was intended, expected, or believed.
"the building looked as impressive in actuality as it did in magazines"
synonyms: reality, fact, truth, real life More
existing conditions or facts.
plural noun: actualities
"the grim actualities of prison life"
answered 2 days ago
Jelila
2,6331214
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
It means “actually changing things”. Bringing a concept into reality and ‘making it happen’ - not just talking about the possibility or idea.
Your quote is slightly humourous, poking fun. Saying thst the politician is just talking - and not doing the work required to bring ‘action’ or results.
Definition ‘actuality’:
noun
actual existence, typically as contrasted with what was intended, expected, or believed.
"the building looked as impressive in actuality as it did in magazines"
synonyms: reality, fact, truth, real life More
existing conditions or facts.
plural noun: actualities
"the grim actualities of prison life"
answered 2 days ago
Jelila
2,6331214
It means “actually changing things”. Bringing a concept into reality and ‘making it happen’ - not just talking about the possibility or idea.
Your quote is slightly humourous, poking fun. Saying thst the politician is just talking - and not doing the work required to bring ‘action’ or results.
Definition ‘actuality’:
noun
actual existence, typically as contrasted with what was intended, expected, or believed.
"the building looked as impressive in actuality as it did in magazines"
synonyms: reality, fact, truth, real life More
existing conditions or facts.
plural noun: actualities
"the grim actualities of prison life"
answered 2 days ago
Jelila
2,6331214
answered 2 days ago
Jelila
2,6331214
answered 2 days ago
Jelila
2,6331214
answered 2 days ago
Jelila
2,6331214
2,6331214
add a comment |
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
Vocabulary.com
actuality
the state of actually existing objectively; true existence;
reality
Actualities actually exist, contrasted with what was intended, expected, believed or possible:
The White House looked as impressive in **actuality** as it did in magazines"
Synonyms of actualities include reality, fact, truth, and real life. So something that we can see or perceive on an everyday level is an actuality.
Thus:
... a society that's only composed of the left-leaning liberal types
is very good at generating all sorts of new possibilities, but very
bad at generating all sorts of new reality.
answered 2 days ago
lbf
16.4k21561
This answer could be improved with additional analysis and description. More than a dic def, tell OP what it means, in plain English (obviously there's value in your dic def to support this analysis).
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
Nice. updoot.
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
Vocabulary.com
actuality
the state of actually existing objectively; true existence;
reality
Actualities actually exist, contrasted with what was intended, expected, believed or possible:
The White House looked as impressive in **actuality** as it did in magazines"
Synonyms of actualities include reality, fact, truth, and real life. So something that we can see or perceive on an everyday level is an actuality.
Thus:
... a society that's only composed of the left-leaning liberal types
is very good at generating all sorts of new possibilities, but very
bad at generating all sorts of new reality.
answered 2 days ago
lbf
16.4k21561
This answer could be improved with additional analysis and description. More than a dic def, tell OP what it means, in plain English (obviously there's value in your dic def to support this analysis).
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
Nice. updoot.
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
Vocabulary.com
actuality
the state of actually existing objectively; true existence;
reality
Actualities actually exist, contrasted with what was intended, expected, believed or possible:
The White House looked as impressive in **actuality** as it did in magazines"
Synonyms of actualities include reality, fact, truth, and real life. So something that we can see or perceive on an everyday level is an actuality.
Thus:
... a society that's only composed of the left-leaning liberal types
is very good at generating all sorts of new possibilities, but very
bad at generating all sorts of new reality.
answered 2 days ago
lbf
16.4k21561
Vocabulary.com
actuality
the state of actually existing objectively; true existence;
reality
Actualities actually exist, contrasted with what was intended, expected, believed or possible:
The White House looked as impressive in **actuality** as it did in magazines"
Synonyms of actualities include reality, fact, truth, and real life. So something that we can see or perceive on an everyday level is an actuality.
Thus:
... a society that's only composed of the left-leaning liberal types
is very good at generating all sorts of new possibilities, but very
bad at generating all sorts of new reality.
answered 2 days ago
lbf
16.4k21561
edited 2 days ago
answered 2 days ago
lbf
16.4k21561
answered 2 days ago
lbf
16.4k21561
answered 2 days ago
lbf
16.4k21561
16.4k21561
This answer could be improved with additional analysis and description. More than a dic def, tell OP what it means, in plain English (obviously there's value in your dic def to support this analysis).
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
Nice. updoot.
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
add a comment |
This answer could be improved with additional analysis and description. More than a dic def, tell OP what it means, in plain English (obviously there's value in your dic def to support this analysis).
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
Nice. updoot.
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
This answer could be improved with additional analysis and description. More than a dic def, tell OP what it means, in plain English (obviously there's value in your dic def to support this analysis).
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
This answer could be improved with additional analysis and description. More than a dic def, tell OP what it means, in plain English (obviously there's value in your dic def to support this analysis).
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
Nice. updoot.
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
Nice. updoot.
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
add a comment |
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fenglish.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f472825%2fmeaning-of-generating-new-actualities-in-context%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
1
It means effecting concrete change. More than just ideas, actual results. Also, I'd advise you to be a little careful with Peterson: he's a polarizing figure in this particular discourse.
– Dan Bron
2 days ago
Litcrit may be off topic.
– Kris
2 days ago