language

Names are powerful. They shape how we think — both consciously and subconsciously. Here are 10 name changes that flipped public perception:

Nathan Baugh twitter.com

sari

From Donald Knuth “The language in which we express our ideas has a strong influence on our thought processes.”

sari

AI And The Limits Of Language

Jacob Browning noemamag.com

james

Love bombing, gaslighting, and the problem with pathologising dating talk

James Greig dazeddigital.com

Ben Percifield

“Black Hole Words” and the power of asking stupid questions

Molly Graham mollyg.substack.com

Natalie Audelo

Sometimes you want to say things, and you’re missing an idea to make them with, and missing a word to make the idea with. In the beginning was the word. That’s how somebody tried to explain it once. Until something is named, it doesn’t exist.

alex

the power of words: warm outbound > cold outreach

this made me think of that

sari

AAlara

a beautiful passage from sublime’s innaugural zine on why language matters, in the context of building a different web.

Ava • inarticulable knowledge

phoebe