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Knowledge is Power if you have access to it You said

"Knowledge is power" This phrase is used so often - here's my take on it (for what it's worth....) Knowledge is power when those who have the knowledge fail to share it with those that that knowledge could empower.

"you need to use it to get what you want and need."
It has been said by many on this blog that they do not feel empowered, just depressed by the knowledge that is shared. Surely it is far better to have knowledge, even if it is not always positive?

Without having that knowledge you have no way to decide what it is that you want or need, or ability to focus on what may be feasible or achievable. Thus it is the sharing of knowledge that is empowering, and it is withholding knowledge that vests power in those who choose to not to share it with those it could empower.

As a patient I have a right to decide what knowledge I wish to acquire and what I want to do with the knowledge I acquire, it should not be for others to decide whether I should be allowed access to the knowledge that they hold.

The days of "me doctor, you patient" are gone, as they should be, and any subscribers to this archaic attitude need a good kick up the backside
Posted by MouseDoctor at 13:27