I have long since been fascinated by the concept of “common knowledge“. People often appeal to this concept, but that doesn’t make it any more clear what is actually meant by the term. This week, two examples of how such “common knowledge” interferes with publicacy appeared on my radar. First, on another blog, I wrote… Continue reading The Communities Involved in Common Knowledge
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The Whole World is Sleeping
If you (like I) grew up in the United States, or if you have lived a somewhat “mediated” life, then you are probably familiar with the chant “The Whole World is Watching”. You may not know that this chant is older than the popularized Internet, which only really took off once Tim Berners-Lee more or… Continue reading The Whole World is Sleeping
What is Publicacy + Why does it Matter?
Considering how many people are affected by media world-wide, it seems a little odd how few are aware of how much media control their lives. That’s quite a mouthful, so let me take a step back and describe the so-called global media landscape of today. Ever since the stone age, humans have been refining concepts… Continue reading What is Publicacy + Why does it Matter?
Trusting the Sales Person
I have a hunch that gullible people are one of the biggest problems humanity faces today. It seems like used car sales persons have had a bad reputation since time immemorial, and what’s perhaps even more surprising is that time immemorial seems to go back no further than the invention of the automobile. Which people… Continue reading Trusting the Sales Person
“Leider” — Information Asymmetry in Leading Media
Up until now, I have regularly participated in a radio program in Germany (in German language) where participants are invited to ask questions about an author’s new book. The show is quite popular, and I find the programmers are being increasingly selective regarding the questions — not only is the censorship quite obviously becoming more… Continue reading “Leider” — Information Asymmetry in Leading Media
Truth or Dare
I find it funny the way sometimes playing around with words can lead to new insights about the world we live in. This morning I was playing around with binary concepts — like “Yes” or “No”, “True” or “False”, and then I was reminded of a game we used to play as kids called “Truth… Continue reading Truth or Dare
Nightmare on Time
Over the past several weeks, I have been churning out nightmarish post after nightmarish post, and this week I was beginning to wonder about what’s going on — as in: I seem to be having a lot of nightmares on my mind. I have time and again made comparisons between our own period of information… Continue reading Nightmare on Time
Would You Rather Choose a Book or Pick a Card?
One may be somewhat difficult (intellectually), the other uses little or no brain power whatsoever. Yet for those who might be prone to economize on cognitive load, a few words of warning: do not be so foolish as to leave your nutrition decisions entirely up to chance. There is a big difference between biting into… Continue reading Would You Rather Choose a Book or Pick a Card?
Pick an Existence
Up until Friday afternoon, I was planning to write a follow-up to last week’s post. I knew it would be about “thinking” generally, but I was still pondering on which image I wanted to act as a simple signpost for the basic idea — which I think may actually be difficult to capture in a… Continue reading Pick an Existence
Learning to Understand Irrational Information Retrieval
wikipedia.org (an irrational media site [1] ) states: Linus Van Pelt is a fictional character in Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts. He is the best friend of Charlie Brown, the younger brother of Lucy Van Pelt, and the older brother of Rerun Van Pelt. His first appearance was on September 19, 1952, but he… Continue reading Learning to Understand Irrational Information Retrieval
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