How does writing shape the structure of society?
For an answer, let’s turn to a little-known 20th century media theorist named Walter Ong.
He believed that writing doesn’t just communicate information. It changes how we live and think.
In oral cultures, stories and knowledge…
For an answer, let’s turn to a little-known 20th century media theorist named Walter Ong.
He believed that writing doesn’t just communicate information. It changes how we live and think.
In oral cultures, stories and knowledge…
Walter Ong’s theory shines light on why we live in a Never-Ending Now.
The majority of what people read on the Internet was created in the past 48 hours. Our social media feeds suffer from a recency bias — obsessed with the news, but blind to history.
The majority of what people read on the Internet was created in the past 48 hours. Our social media feeds suffer from a recency bias — obsessed with the news, but blind to history.
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