Broke my own rule last night & tweeted over the holidays & was a mistake. Not because I don’t think I am right but rather the fact that when u do, u allow the voices that reply to be part of your consciousness. Anyway, all this is to say enjoy the volatility. I’ll be back in Feb.
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I’m reading Marshall McLuhan The Gutenberg Galaxy. U r supposed to read this before his media book. It reads like an academic tweet storm on the study of the evolution of human communication & how that shapes our consciousness. Very timely for our electronic age. Some key pts are
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Well, I think the main pt is that we use our eyes in print & so essentially ignoring other senses like touch, hearing, olfactory etc, which does not capture all of the human experience. Meaning, format shapes the content & meaning. Also when we read, it shapes our consciousness.
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As in we write for an audience & that imaginary audience shapes how we think & how our brain is wired. I believe Benedict Anderson borrowed his idea of imagined community there. Anyway, talk to u guys later. Don’t let Mr. Market or Twitter shape ur consciousness too much!

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Yes a garden either for flowers or food is something that is honest and no human but you control it. No fancy theories just you and nature. Old farmer
Hvala. Twitter će to iskoristiti za poboljšanje vaše vremenske crte. PoništiPoništi
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early. Will go fishing tonight. Other than Mediterranean gardening books