language
The people who get to impose their metaphors on the culture get to define what we consider to be true.
~Lakoff & Johnson
Love bombing, gaslighting, and the problem with pathologising dating talk
James Greigdazeddigital.com
a beautiful passage from sublime’s innaugural zine on why language matters, in the context of building a different web.
spatial Labs is the term sustainable
Consciousness right denoting to not only
the physical act of being sustainable
but thinking about sustainability as a
way of life right incorporating it into
your daily habits the way you think the
way you speak to others the frequency of
words you use right to as Yoda would say
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Iddris Sandu Keynote Speech (CTW '23)
The Master and His Emissary Quotes by Iain McGilchrist
Amhrán na Leabhar (Song of the Books) - LYRICS + Translation
youtu.be“historically, the English had banned the Irish (Gaelic) language - books in Gaelic were confiscated. Now, Gaelic history and culture is largely oral, so this effectively meant banning everything about the culture. In an attempt to try preserve the language, they loaded this ship with a ton of Gaelic books and old manuscripts filled with all kinds of knowledge. Sort of as their perceived last hope at preserving the language, which is over 2000 years old, but the ship hit a rock not far from shore and sank in full view of the people. So this song is a lament of the loss of all that knowledge and, ultimately, the culture” - Bri
