The mass of communication (everybody talking to everybody. Media, social and otherwise) has become very self-referential. We have conversations about conversati

The mass of communication (everybody talking to everybody. Media, social and otherwise) has become very self-referential. We have conversations about conversations and arguments about arguments. And the stronger argument does not refer to mere "observation" or "anecdote". No, it refers to a more authoritative argument. Be it a revered pundit or that-which-is-popular. Thus the communicating, arguing culture becomes even more self-referential as time goes on. And all that does not concern talking, thinking and arguing gets forgotten. And that forgotten part is 99.999% of reality. The act of focusing attention, which is also, implicitly, an act of vast ignoring, is a fascinating phenomenon.