Fantastic post and analysis. Great point about semantic satiation and its blunting effects on our intellectual faculties. And thanks for referencing Marcuse's work, an author I was unfamiliar with until reading your post and whose book, One Dimensional Man, I will now seek out.
Fantastic post and analysis. Great point about semantic satiation and its blunting effects on our intellectual faculties. And thanks for referencing Marcuse's work, an author I was unfamiliar with until reading your post and whose book, One Dimensional Man, I will now seek out.
Marcuse is cancer
https://youtu.be/9ju2BGLAi9A
Thank you. I'll check that out. Edit - Ah, I see he's connected with the Frankfurt School of critical theory. Say no more!