for weeks now my mind has been gripped by the surprisingly limited number of powerful symbols in global circulation, and how few people really, deliberately work to contribute to this. Not talking about graphic design; talking about full-stack worldbuilding
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I think the conventional sense most people have is that we are simply *overwhelmed* with logos and brands everywhere.
I have the opposite feeling: we are symbolically impoverished and don’t quite realize it. The hundreds of brands are all variants of the same handful of ideas
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My feeling is *my* feeling, ie not a description of objective reality
I find that I’ve been learning that most people aren’t like me, most people don’t care that much about examining the roles of flags and talismans and so on
Some of us are symbol-weavers, most are not
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I think you'd find it very entertaining, for a number of reasons.
Right here, you're basically describing (the problem with) the New Gods.
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