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It's a narrative, not a technical manual. I found it beautifully written and filled with insight.
by rex_gallorum2 5y ago
It's a narrative, not a technical manual. I found it beautifully written and filled with insight.
- causi 5y agoBeautifully written as it is, it's missing huge chunks of the picture. How can you talk that much about translation, natives and learned speakers, international and immersive culture, and never once mention the internet? This would have been an immensely powerful essay in 1985. Now it seems like a dusty tome in a corner of the library with a burned-out lightbulb. It has insights, sure, but he's not living in the same world we are.
- rex_gallorum2 5y agoI think, in a way, that was exactly his point. And I have a feeling I might be living more in his world than in yours.
- causi 5y agoHis thinking isn't bad, though. I would enjoy having his insights without ignoring the elephant in the room.