The state university prospers according to the extent to which it can sell itself to the people of the state. Edward Bernays, “Propaganda”, p. 124 Many millennia ago, not a single human activity was remunerated — (perhaps) simply because the concept of money had not yet been invented. Today, there seems to be no human… Continue reading Nuances in Milieus
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Business Languages
After much thought, I have come to the conclusion that I want to extend my interest in “Wants” (see http://Wants.Blog ) to more professional, career oriented “business interests“. Over the years. I have noticed that very few people seem to be aware of the fact that business actually refers to the state of being busy.… Continue reading Business Languages
Rational Media + Business Communications
Besides trudging through Edward Bernays’ book (“Propaganda”) I am also currently on vacation trudging through mountainous terrains in central Europe — perhaps I will update with more images later, but let me start off with this image of collaboration between business and communications first: I also offer (as somewhat of a preview) another quote from… Continue reading Rational Media + Business Communications
Rational – Irrational – Differently Rational
I find it very difficult to write about this topic, because most people seem unwilling to see my point of view. For most people there is only the dichotomy “rational” versus “irrational” — “differently rational” is not a category they feel comfortable with. [1] It is evident that the successful propagandist must understand the true… Continue reading Rational – Irrational – Differently Rational
Fourth Meditation on Social Media: Natural Evolution is Better than any ASS Model Insofar as it Doesn’t Collapse
Nature is nice. Even when dinosaurs go extinct, it nonetheless makes humans who are able to write stories about them. There are long traditions of comparing theories of natural evolution with those of so-called fundamental laws of economics. A while back, for example, I wrote an entire post about ideas spread by Pareto (see “More… Continue reading Fourth Meditation on Social Media: Natural Evolution is Better than any ASS Model Insofar as it Doesn’t Collapse
Self-Expression vs. Consumerism
The World is My Medium analogous to expression “The World is My Oyster” Whereas “the world is my oyster” acknowledges the world as a set of conditions which creates a result, “the world is my medium” conceptualizes the world as a canvass upon which the self expresses itself. From this point of view, one way… Continue reading Self-Expression vs. Consumerism
Scaling Time
Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist https://www.wittgensteinproject.org/w/index.php/Logisch-philosophische_Abhandlung#1 When I turn on the radio, I usually expect to be entertained more than I expect to be informed — and my expectations seem to be confirmed time after time. This morning was no exception. This morning I heard that something had happened in Vancouver (Canada)… Continue reading Scaling Time
Mythical Man in the Mirror versus IRL Human in the Middle
I recall hearing Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror” being played over and over again on the radio. I didn’t know the title of the song back then, and I actually seemed to hear it as “Man in the Middle”. Every now and then I would think “what is he saying about middlemen?” It probably… Continue reading Mythical Man in the Mirror versus IRL Human in the Middle
Literacy + Publicacy, School + Society
Today I was reminded of an article I wrote probably well over a decade ago, but for which my language at the time had not developed enough vocabulary to talk about the topic in a way that made sense to most people. It made sense to a few, but a few people do not make… Continue reading Literacy + Publicacy, School + Society
Fascism & Regulated Media
Of course the word “fascism” is a loaded term. Let alone that the term was invented by some short pudgy Italian only about a century ago. What does it mean? He might have known, but in the meantime (now, a century later) the term has been applied so often in so many contexts that it… Continue reading Fascism & Regulated Media
