Curiouser and Curiouser! on metalogue http://matt.blogs.it/ RSS feed for topic metalogue Copyright 2006 Matt Mower Squib/0.1 self@mattmower.com self@mattmower.com en-gb Metalogue Sat, 30 Nov 2002 10:26:21 +0000 <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <P><A href="http://ming.tv/flemming2.php/__show_article/_a000010-000308/">Metalogue</A>. What's a metalogue? I don't think it is in the dictionary. But a prologue is something one says in the beginning, to introduce something. An epilogue is something one says after the main action, as a sort of conclusion. A monologue is a prolonged presentation of some kind, spoken by one person. A dialogue is an exchange of ideas between two or more people. I suppose a metalogue would be talking ABOUT things that are happening, from a somewhat elevated perspective. Actually I think most weblogs I read are metalogues. They try to connect up some dots, try to discover clues in information and events, and try to connect that up with something bigger or deeper. Where are we going? What does it mean? [<A href="http://ming.tv/">Ming's Metalogue</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Talking about what is happening... I love the idea of the Metalogue, trying to join the dots and connect what we see with a wider world and understanding.</P> http://matt.blogs.it/entries/00000930.html Information, Experience and Judgement Sun, 08 Dec 2002 11:52:19 +0000 <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <P><A href="http://ming.tv/flemming2.php/__show_article/_a000010-000332/">Information and Experience</A>. One thing John Perry Barlow pointed out is that people today often are unable to differentiate between information and experience...[<A href="http://ming.tv/">Ming's Metalogue</A>]</P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>A thought provoking post Fleming.&nbsp; I guess I am of the video game generation (I remember Atari consoles when I was kid) so make of my comments what you will.</P> <P>I agree that there can be a sharp discontinuity between peoples experience of the world&nbsp;and what they get from the mass&nbsp;media.&nbsp; This is, I guess, because the media's job is not accurate reporting and thoughtful commentary&nbsp;but selling media.&nbsp; If you asked us we probably all realise this, we are just apt to forget it in our daily lives.&nbsp; Fear lives in the primitive, old, parts of our brain and it's easy to get us going.</P> <P>If I have an argument with the <EM>"nothings happening to me or my friends so it's maybe not really a problem"</EM> line of reasoning it is that it can go the other way and let us ignore 'big picture' problems that do exist.&nbsp; So I think it's not simply about information, or experience, but also about judement.&nbsp; Do we have the perspective required to interpret information correctly and make sound decisions about what is going on in the world around us?</P> <P>For that I think you need good role models.</P> http://matt.blogs.it/entries/00000969.html