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I am confused by the use of the term, telegraphed or signpost. I am not even sure I understand what this literalism is about. Coming from a martial art backgro
by hosh 1y ago
I am confused by the use of the term, telegraphed or signpost. I am not even sure I understand what this literalism is about.
Coming from a martial art background, telegraph means reading the subtle signs that comes before an action in order to anticipate, intercept, and counter it within the same tempo. It can also mean exaggeration of the signs, letting slip one’s intentions as an error in execution, or deceiving someone by falsely telegraphing intentions. They all come before the action, whereas the examples in this article seems to talk about things coming after the action.
- phyzome 1y ago"Telegraph" is a bit of an unfortunate word because when used metaphorically it has come to have two almost diametrically opposed meanings. I think that's what's tripping you up.
- hosh 1y agoOk, given that then I think the next thing that is tripping me up is that the author of the New Yorker article is writing in a way that is itself being very literalist. I read through the whole article looking for something that is insightful, but it feels as if the author is beating a dead horse the way the examples does the same. Maybe experiencing that is the point, but I can't help but thinking it was all a waste of time.