Something Instead of Nothing

This article is quite profound in the respect that no matter the amount nor content of questions being asked, nothing is really accomplished. We try to seek truth through questions, but when it comes to journalism and interviewing, what is the real point? What is the point of asking stupid questions? Is it because of an insatiable need to know? I certainly think so. The author makes a valid point that in order to fully understand the complexities of the world, we need to know what others' perceptions are. By knowing how other people see the world, a reality is unanimously created. What is real is beyond me, but when understanding what is real in other peoples' lives, a piece of theirs becomes mine. Whether or not I want to accept it or agree with it, is up to me. Sometimes though you have to sit back and look at the big picture. You have to manifest yourself within the other person in order to achieve a certain knowledge that ultimately forms your own reality. It forms your identity. Once you've understood the experience of interviewing, whether it's pointless or not, you've learned something about not only the interviewee, but yourself as well. I feel that that is ultimately the point of interviewing. As quoted in the article, "We have to do it, because it's better than nothing". Asking questions and answering questions may be pointless in the respect that nothing is physically accomplished, but knowledge is at least something.