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?
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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
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?
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
Pretty Pictures
One nice thing about PDF documents is the pretty pictures. Granted: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but this image shows the extreme disconnect between reported facts and actual reality like no other (in my not so humble opinion 😉 ). Anyone who believes that the advertising industry is all about honesty has… Continue reading Pretty Pictures
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
Captain’s Log
I recall the television series “Star Trek” … and the entries entered into the “Captain’s Log”, which were spoken somewhat in the voice of a narrator. This didn’t occur odd to me at the time, but as I reflect on it now, I do find it odd that this narration seemed so trustworthy and reliable.… Continue reading Captain’s Log
What’s the Difference (Between Mainstream Media and Echo Chambers)?
Joe Rogan and Debra Soh were recently engaged in a lengthy discussion (about several topics, but also in particular) about differences between mainstream media and non-mainstream media — it was a recurring topic throughout the episode, and I recommend to consume the full podcast before reading my own take on it (see also “Are People… Continue reading What’s the Difference (Between Mainstream Media and Echo Chambers)?
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