You're Ready to Learn
- Jonathan Rodriguez
- Apr 5
- 2 min read
What makes an actor an actor?
There is a surprising answer to this question, or rather a surprising question here that I had never previously considered -- never considered consciously, at any rate. That question is: What is immutable in a person that we refer to as "actor"?
Actors move through time and space according to a logic that is not their own, but owned by someone else and borrowed. And many are quite happy to do so.
Actors exist in a state of rapture or adoration for whichever logic they are borrowing. It's a condition of praise -- it's a positive for them to participate in the movement and thoughts and words and logic of another.
If you're getting at whatever an actor is, regardless of what role the actor is cast into, you're really looking for what's immutable across all roles the actor plays or can play.
The actor is therefore a container: There are things that can move into and out of an actor's brain and body. Not all containers are suitable for all purposes. Some are better at one thing than another, or worse at one thing than another. Determining (which is a raising to conscious awareness, among other things) what type of container you are may require some introspection and testing.
Author note: As for myself, the Greek mythological figure that I identify most with is Hades, lord of the underworld (confusion with Thor was perhaps inevitable at some point, as both wield hammers, and in America now both figures qualify as distant mythology). As far as actors go, I can borrow the term "hybrid": I am able to play a variety of roles, but the role I most enjoy playing is myself; I cannot stand a society where I cannot play the role "me" (if I so choose), which of course can cause serious problems with light and fluffy and poorly-grounded things. The one thing I can't help being is myself.
Economic note: I found a reference to an economic white paper that I can actually read:
A User’s Guide to Restructuring the Global Trading System
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