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L.M. Sacasas on Instant Messenger Over Instant Messenger
When we are capable of self-awareness, it’s usually for very brief periods of time: the ‘window of consciousness’, during which we can hold a thought or work out a problem, tends to be open on average for roughly seven seconds. What neuroscientists (and it must be said, most contemporary philosophers) almost never notice, however, is that the great
... See moreDavid Graeber • The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
I finally had to stop reading his book. I can’t handle an A-plus mind expressing itself in C-minus sentences. I believe too strongly that mind and language are inseparable. If we violate our language we violate ourselves.
William Zinsser • Writing to Learn: How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All
McKenna and Watts — how come some of the best thinkers aren’t as sharp in their writing?
So it’s basically like a shortcut for telepathy. We can’t read each other’s mind. But we can use this tool called language, which is a flexible way to communicate our inner states, to transmit information to each other.