Soros' Reflexivity Theory is very reminisicent of post-structuralist theories of intertextuality in literary theory. The basic idea is that every work of literature is simultaneously a product of its context, and provides context for other works, creating a constant dialogue. It's notable that this idea was developed in the 50s and 60s, around the time that Soros will have been developing his own ideas about theories of finance.
Hello! Good news from a parent of 20somethings: as long as your children have plenty of actual friends of all genders (which I assume is a given in NYC) they will have no difficulty distinguishing between sex, love and porn. You may have to deal with shaved pubes and nipple piercings, but my parents in the 70s survived my teenage feminism, so you'll live. A good rule of thumb for the terrified parent of toddlers is to consider how many adults you know who wet their beds, have tantrums in the grocery store, and are baffled by shoelaces. It will all happen.
And for my own take on Truth Decay, here's what I wrote at the beginning of lockdown - having with spookily bad timing just delivered a proposal for a TV experiment in reality-deprivation. https://medium.com/@sheila_hayman/truth-decay-3503565a0e96
Brilliant and simple! Not an easy duo to pull off. I’ve been compiling a feature article on disinformation and this essay is going straight to my research list.
Soros' Reflexivity Theory is very reminisicent of post-structuralist theories of intertextuality in literary theory. The basic idea is that every work of literature is simultaneously a product of its context, and provides context for other works, creating a constant dialogue. It's notable that this idea was developed in the 50s and 60s, around the time that Soros will have been developing his own ideas about theories of finance.
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Hello! Good news from a parent of 20somethings: as long as your children have plenty of actual friends of all genders (which I assume is a given in NYC) they will have no difficulty distinguishing between sex, love and porn. You may have to deal with shaved pubes and nipple piercings, but my parents in the 70s survived my teenage feminism, so you'll live. A good rule of thumb for the terrified parent of toddlers is to consider how many adults you know who wet their beds, have tantrums in the grocery store, and are baffled by shoelaces. It will all happen.
And for my own take on Truth Decay, here's what I wrote at the beginning of lockdown - having with spookily bad timing just delivered a proposal for a TV experiment in reality-deprivation. https://medium.com/@sheila_hayman/truth-decay-3503565a0e96
Thanks for this article. A treat.
Brilliant and simple! Not an easy duo to pull off. I’ve been compiling a feature article on disinformation and this essay is going straight to my research list.
Bravo! Everything is signaling and signaling is reflexive - everything is reflexive