A short course on publicacy and the relationship of this concept to literacy and also related fields such as public relations, business and general communications, etc.
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Let’s Kill “Social Media”
In the early 2010s, teens traded in their flip phones for smartphones and the phone-based childhood began: their social lives moved on to social media. Jonathan Haidt, “How screens stole childhood — and how to get it back” (“TED Talk”, April 2026) Jonathan Haidt and his colleagues have been on a long-standing concerted campaign to… Continue reading Let’s Kill “Social Media”
Economics of Information 2.0: Censorship
Just to remind you, last week I started off with: Traditionally, the field known as the “Economics of Information” has mainly been focused on how market prices happen (in the “supply and demand” scheme of things). “Economics of Information 2.0: Advertising“ And then I talked a bunch about how (predominantly online) advertising today has changed… Continue reading Economics of Information 2.0: Censorship
Impedant Commerce
This week I felt both devastated and yet also hopeful at the same time (more or less). Actually, the devastation came first: Buzzkill died (see “Life is a scam” [ https://obit.news.blog/2026/07/26/life-is-a-scam ] ). I can’t really explain my very strong emotional reaction. The “NoAgenda Show” has existed for a very long time and seemed to be… Continue reading Impedant Commerce
Online Interventions
A significant part of “the meaning of life” is to intervene in some way — to make a contribution, to have an impact, etc. (cf. Viktor Frankl’s notion of so-called “logotherapy”). I choose to intervene online. I don’t need to march around, get into a car, drive somewhere, or get into a plane to travel… Continue reading Online Interventions
The Irrational Frontier
One thing I haven’t talked about (perhaps even haven’t considered) enough is the “no man’s land” that separates rational media from irrational media. [1] This is nothing new. Shakespeare quite obviously invented “new” (and improved?) words. Strings like “Anthropic” and / or “Perplexity” might be meaningful to you (or not) primarily depending on which linguistic… Continue reading The Irrational Frontier
Indigena Revisited
I hope I didn’t give anyone too much of “Great Expectations” last week, when I suggested for you to tune in again this week for more enlightenment. Enlightenment is not something that happens at the drop of a hat … it crystallizes slowly. And just as trustworthy information is fertile ground for growth in enlightenment,… Continue reading Indigena Revisited
Fifth Meditation on Social Media: The Future of Social Media Technology
Yesterday, a friend asked me who I view as my role model. My immediate response (in the context of that discussion) was Wittgenstein. Now that I reflect on it with a little more distance, I would perhaps name Benjamin Franklin, who wrote in his autobiography that he aimed to imitate Jesus and Socrates. There are… Continue reading Fifth Meditation on Social Media: The Future of Social Media Technology
That’s Entertainment — But It’s Not Amusing!
I have a friend who keeps informing me about minute details from blockbuster movies — and I guess perhaps I also sometimes note some noteworthy piece of history in music. We are always attempting to trump each other’s facts about which morsel of information is more essential towards a well-balanced liberal arts education. Which brings… Continue reading That’s Entertainment — But It’s Not Amusing!
One is Better than None
This week I met a woman from Ukraine (Tanya) who totally blew me away with how she reacted when I tried to explain to her why I prefer rational media to irrational media. I didn’t actually refer to them with these terms, because that might have been more confusing (since most “mainstream” portrayals are almost… Continue reading One is Better than None
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