"From this [advertising] expert he learned that the key tool of the ad trade was to “standard[ize] thought by supplying the spectator with a ready-made visual image before he has time to conjure up an interpretation of his own.3 In that instant before the process of making sense was completed, a presupplied image and, subsequently, … Continue reading Standardized Thought
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Black Death, COVID & Renewal
"So, our outline for today:1. Renaissance Life was Worse than the Middle Ages (super-compressed version)2. Where did the myth come from in the first place? (a Renaissance story)3. Why is the myth of a golden Renaissance retold so much? (a post-Renaissance story)4. Conclusion: We Should Aim for Something Better than the Renaissance"—Ada Palmer, "Black Death, … Continue reading Black Death, COVID & Renewal
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