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Tag: meaning

To Die Happily Ever After

29 July, 202030 July, 2020 ~ John Nerst ~ 11 Comments

I'm apprehensive about transhumanism, and have no particular desire to live forever. A big part of the reason is that I believe happiness is precarious, and our chance at achieveing it in radically altered circumstances is not great. Read more (13 min, 2800 words).

The More the Merrier

20 September, 201812 February, 2019 ~ John Nerst ~ 6 Comments

I use pretty pictures to illustrate how we can use many partially overlapping belief systems to get a better image of reality than any one model can offer. Read more (4 min, 1100 words).

The Eurovision Song Contest: A Meaning-Making Machine

11 May, 201811 May, 2018 ~ John Nerst ~ 2 Comments

My third yearly article about the Eurovision Song Contest, where I argue that the contest is set up in a way that maximizes return on investment in terms of meaning experienced in context vs. real world meaning out of context. Read more (17 min, 4300 words).

All the World’s a Trading Zone, and All the Languages Merely Pidgins

29 April, 20174 April, 2018 ~ John Nerst ~ 2 Comments

I take an article about the mechanics of intercultural communication and extend it, arguing most communication these days could be considered intercultural. Read more (6 min, 1500 words)

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