How File Structure Affects Our Perception of the World
The file is a set of philosophical ideas made into eternal flesh. The ideas expressed by the file include the notion that human expression comes in severable chunks that can be organized as leaves on an abstract tree—and that the chunks have versions and need to be matched to compatible applications.
Jaron Lanier, You Are Not A Gadget (2010-01-28)
Notes
Files are compact chunks that can be categorized, have versions, and can be matched to applications. But don't we do this with taxonomy in biology? Species are defined, but they are flowing degrees of characteristics that we semi-artificially categorize.
References
- You Are Not A Gadget Book
Schemas
Not in any schema.
Triples
Not related to other memes yet.
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