Never trust a textualist
-
-
The best readers are slightly lazy ones who will read some unpredictable random sample of stuff you write, combine it with other random stuff they’re reading, and sort of go on their own quests and pay attention to you while you’re in field of view. They won’t “follow” you.
Show this thread -
You don’t want “followers” unless you’re either crazy, stupid, or power-hungry enough to *want* to create a zombie army of textualists poring over your shit, red string in hand. You want casually attached readers giving you continuous partial attention with highly variable depth.
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
That metaphor might be the best illustration of "writing is thinking made visible" that I've ever seen.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
I will try to be a more explosive reader of yours - blow you up with a missile when I see an opening. You’re making it sound like a massive lifelong game of Star Fox where we all have infinite lives and we just shoot at each other’s planes as readers and writers. I dig it
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Umberto Eco called a textualist a Model Reader who created a Model Author that didn’t actually exist From https://books.google.com/books?id=4Hu_8rYV8swC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Umberto+Eco+letters+to+a+young&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjMptzx1IfsAhVYgp4KHQzAAd4Q6AEwAHoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=Umberto%20Eco%20confessions%20young%20model%20reader&f=false … Summary http://www.signosemio.com/eco/textual-cooperation.asp …pic.twitter.com/cUhhjxw71N
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.