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Communication – Metaphor Hacker

Hacking Metaphors, Frames and Other Ideas

Tag: Communication

Extended writing Metaphor

Character Assasination through Metaphoric Pomposity: When one metaphor is not enough

Post author By Dominik Lukeš
Post date July 22, 2012
1 Comment on Character Assasination through Metaphoric Pomposity: When one metaphor is not enough

George Lakoff is known for saying that “metaphors can kill” and he’s not wrong. But in that, metaphors are no different from any other language. The simple amoral imperative “Kill!” will do the job just as nicely. Nor are metaphors any better or worse at obfuscating than any other type of language. But they are […]

Tags Analogy, Andrew Blum, Communication, Facebook, George Lakoff, Google, journalist, Metaphor, Online social networking

Extended writing Framing History Metaphor Scholarship

The natural logistics of life: The Internet really changes almost nothing

Post author By Dominik Lukeš
Post date May 7, 2011
1 Comment on The natural logistics of life: The Internet really changes almost nothing

This is a post that has been germinating for a long time. But it was most immediately inspired by Marshall Poe‘s article claiming that “The Internet Changes Nothing“. And as it turns out, I mostly agree. OK, this may sound a bit paradoxical. Twelve years ago, when I submitted my first column to be published, […]