Sublime
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Man is a form of expression who is traditionally expected to repeat himself
Marshall McLuhan • Understanding Media
For four centuries every man has been not only his own priest but his own professor of ethics, and the consequence is an anarchy which threatens even that minimum consensus of value necessary to the political state.
Richard M. Weaver • Ideas Have Consequences: Expanded Edition
He was the preeminent example of Typographic Man—detached, analytical, devoted to logic, abhorring contradiction.
Neil Postman • Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Noema • All That Is Solid Melts Into Information
authoritative sources without
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
pretensions, while a computer
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
“Google can bring you back 100,000 answers,” author Neil Gaiman said. “A librarian can bring you back the right one.”
Mario Gabriele • All the Answers | The Generalist
Anybody can speak, but in an increasingly saturated cultural environment, nobody may be listening. Gatekeepers may no longer control what gets published, but algorithms control what gets circulated. Who sees what — in the domain of culture as well as news and commentary — is governed by opaque and proprietary software.