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Emmy J. Favilla • A World Without "Whom"
I think Substack changed the culture on readers paying for writing, which is generally a very good thing. But that also leads to this urge of trying to monetize everything, even very casual stuff. What it reminds me of is trying to establish my career by tweeting a lot circa 2013-2018, when it seemed to matter. Imagine if that structure pushed ever
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Kyle Chayka • The New Generation of Online Culture Curators | The New Yorker
in the first place, while the strong ties spread them once they’re introduced.
Gretchen McCulloch • Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
The way a person communicates can tell us a lot about who they’ve been associating with, who they’ve been influenced by. How far their allegiance goes.
Amanda Montell • Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) (@emilymbender@dair-community.social)
dair-community.social
I learned another reason not to say critical things about other people: “spontaneous trait transference.” Studies show that because of this psychological phenomenon, people unintentionally transfer to me the traits I ascribe to other people. So if I tell Jean that Pat is arrogant, unconsciously Jean associates that quality with me. On the other han
... See moreGretchen Rubin • The Happiness Project, Tenth Anniversary Edition: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
What is often singled out as being the true marker of a “native speaker” is accent .
Rebecca Ericson-Hua • Are Kids Really Better at Language Learning Than Adults?
internet linguistics
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