language
a beautiful passage from sublime’s innaugural zine on why language matters, in the context of building a different web.
Moreover, we should embrace the fact that what we are witnessing is the creation of a new branch of engineering. The term “engineering” is often
invoked in a narrow sense — in academia and beyond — with overtones of cold, affectless machinery, and negative connotations of loss of control by humans. But an engineering discipline can be what we want... See more
invoked in a narrow sense — in academia and beyond — with overtones of cold, affectless machinery, and negative connotations of loss of control by humans. But an engineering discipline can be what we want... See more
Artificial Intelligence — The Revolution Hasn’t Happened Yet
The people who get to impose their metaphors on the culture get to define what we consider to be true.
~Lakoff & Johnson
The more powerful communication technologies become, the more people will fight wars over words instead of territory. Language, when wielded at scale, is among man's most powerful weapons.