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November 29th, 2009Judgments express valuations (as in weightings).
They are a type of dichotomization.
Dichotomies are lies.
Judgments are worse.
Prejudices are the worst.
Welcome to the Club of Liars!
Judgments express valuations (as in weightings).
They are a type of dichotomization.
Dichotomies are lies.
Judgments are worse.
Prejudices are the worst.
I am observing.
I am observing myself.
I am observing myself observing myself.
I am observing myself observing myself observing myself.
. . . and so on and so forth . . .
I am observing myself observing myself … being lazy.
I am observing myself observing myself … being lazy observing myself.
. . .
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Change an assumption
and save the world.— Heinz von Foerster, 1970
Quoted after Paul Schröder who 2009-11-14 at the Heinz von Foerster Congress 09 said he found this quote several times in his notes.
[Update 2019-07-20: Game removed since it relied on ancient technology. The YouTube video do not push the big red button shows it in action.]
> > Liars are telling the truth.
> Liar!
See? I told you!
Our only apparently unique invention is written language, and there’s lots of evidence that it’s the least effective form of communication we have, and the form most prone to misunderstanding
writes Dave Pollard in his recent blog post Turning Together Without Words.