There have been a lot of incoming links to the “pictures” over here. Is there anything more hideous than the LiveJournal Russian blogs, I mean besides the Facebook? But you know already by that name, there will be noting “live” in the journal (as there is no “face to face” or “books” in the Facebook). There is a quote by Jaron Lanier describing a “second-order expression”:
“The distinction between first-order expression and derivative expression is lost on true believers in the hive. First-order expression is when someone presents a whole, a whole that integrates its own worldview and aesthetic. It is something genuinely new in the world. Second-order expression is made of fragmentary reactions to first order-expression.”
To be alive is to be born a human and what makes a human alive is that he or she is a world onto itself, a unique and complete cosmos. Conversely a derivative, fragmented and impulsive commentary is stillborn. Naturally a web site dedicated to this type of expression will try to overcompensate with the name. The first-order expression is not easy and rare but you can tell a lot by the direction.
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