Kevin Lynch posits five features that make (physical) cities legible and "imageable": paths, nodes, edges (boundaries), districts, landmarks
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What are the paths in information space? Conversations (recorded). Links (short). Memes building on previous ideas in time.
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When you open up twitter and you're like "wtf are they talking about" there's a path you're missing but you quickly find it
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Districts are either domains (sociology, physics) or platforms (twitter or whatever else people use idk)
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Edges are languages, or I think people try to define them with sacredness, outrage, etc. Nodes and landmarks are harder for me to see.
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A node is similar to Christopher Alexander's "entrance transition" - when the subway line ends and you change to walking, a new view offered
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Maybe people are the landmarks of information space? or Brands ugh
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@sarahdoingthing tempted to say slang/dialect/lexicon can be landmarks but that blurs with languages in general1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sarahdoingthing so much of exploring information space is (or seems) deliberate. hard to think of examples where you'd be lost1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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@sarahdoingthing@cwage no matter where you go, there you are1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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