language
Eunoia: Words that Don't Translate
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The world is built by those who can think, but it is ran by those who can articulate.
And so, while language is necessary, it does a disservice to reality. In attempting to describe the indescribable, words constrain reality. Through simplifications, generalizations, and connotations they mischaracterize and water it down. They fail to capture the complexity, uniqueness, and dynamism of life. And as a result, we never truly see,... See more
The Pursuit
a beautiful passage from sublime’s innaugural zine on why language matters, in the context of building a different web.
Cartographer
kuochinyun.wordpress.comi wish more people knew psychological impact of using the word “but” -
it can negate all that came before it in the listener’s ears. often acting as an unintentional dismissal
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