On Sat, Dec 20, 2003 at 02:29:50PM -0500, Mathieu Bouchard wrote:
Well you can argue that "mass media" is not about information, but then it depends on how you define "information"... (argh)
Mass media is mostly fiction, especially "information mass media".
"our conceptions" is seen as better than "world", and the meaning of "world" shifts towards "our conceptions" (of it), such that the world seems, uh, less worldly.
That's a good definition of mass media.
Any sophists in the group?
Shht. I wish they do not show up.
Hello! ;-)
absolute noise gradually reveals itself as something that eventually refutes every pattern you may see in it.
Another good definition of mass media; by being repetitive and nihilistic, its purpose is to mask any useful information.
(Am I being too heavy?)
Yes, but it's fun!
Marc