#language #narrative #reality
The language we use shape our perception of the world and the world we see.
e.g. euphemism
> Language can serve as a medium through which we create new understandings and new realities as we begin to talk about them. In fact, we don’t talk about what we see; we see only what we can talk about.
south:: [[Use language with care]]
[[The media holds great power]]
examples:
- [[It’s the climate crisis instead of climate change]]
- [[People don't realize they are in wars]]
[[大语言模型对世界理解的天花板是人类语言的描述极限]]
[[Terminologies alienate people]]