1) things are not real, relations between things are real 2) formalizing the relations (patterns) is necessary to see beyond formalizations
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
that is my unhelpful summary of http://library.uniteddiversity.coop/Ecological_Building/The_Timeless_Way_of_Building_Complete.pdf … which you should still read but
@meaningness http://meaningness.com/metablog/meaningness-mountains … on rocks helpful3 replies 1 retweet 3 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@Meaningness Gnomic is better than helpful anyway.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @SethLargo
@SethLargo@sarahdoingthing would rather be helpful... But increasingly what I write depends on large amounts of other stuff I've written1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @Meaningness
@SethLargo@sarahdoingthing and this is a problem I struggle to address. Stuff I want to write is several inferential steps further out1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness this is a major problem of mine - how to build on other people's stuff without forcing everyone to read it b/c they won't1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing yeah I'm torn between writing for broad audience (potentially greatest impact but can never get to the important stuff) >1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@sarahdoingthing and writing for cult/elite audience (much easier but may have no effect)1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness seeing how perfect chris alexander's stuff is, and how little effect it's had, makes me less concerned with effect I guess3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@Meaningness it's as easy to reach ineffectiveness by aiming too broadly as by aiming too narrowly1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@schakalsynthetc @sarahdoingthing yup. I'm trying for some of each but that's even more work and might just confuse both audiences
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Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing tbh I think there comes a point where the only way forward is to develop some fatalism about it1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @schakalsynthetc
@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing who yr best audience is & who you expected wld be yr best audience can be sufficiently non-identical1 reply 0 retweets 1 like - 1 more reply
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