by The Unlearning Specialist | Nov 28, 2015 | Humor, Language, Less, Norms, Spectacle, Violence
[Ed.: Are words just by themselves the essence of hyperbole?] Death by Internet Hyperbole: Literally Dying Over This Column By Jessica Bennett From the New York Times The text exchange was unspectacular: a friend explaining a video that had been posted by a classmate...
by The Unlearning Specialist | Jun 6, 2015 | Belief, Humor, Language, Norms, Spectacle, Television
The insights from this video can be extended to any ad. It is not a question of using stock footage or not. Every ad appeals to a great variety of clichés. To plug into you, ads (and most media) tap into what has already been said – what is taken for granted...
by The Unlearning Specialist | Apr 11, 2015 | Belief, Language, Nothing, Philosophy
— Related to the School of No Media Quotes — This aspect of Wittgenstein’s writings befits the School of No Media. The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for. Language disguises the thought. Someone who knows too...
