Multimedia
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even different kinds of media superimposing themselves on one another. | even different kinds of media superimposing themselves on one another. | ||
| − | Of course, we now have the advantage of thus-far endless space for writing and information; however, I would not say that the palimpsest-esque effect is quite lost. Our "tl;dr" (too long; didn't read) culture may have limitless archives of information available, but we use such a small percentage of it all that the effect is still similar—the reader/observer/listener/audience is left with a scattering of images and impressions rather than a seamless whole. While the information is all present, the intake is still nearly as fragmented as it was when information was legitimately missing. | + | Of course, we now have the advantage of thus-far endless space for writing and information; however, I would not say that the palimpsest-esque effect is quite lost. Our "tl;dr" (too long; didn't read) culture may have limitless archives of whole information available, but we use such a small percentage of it all that the effect is still similar—the reader/observer/listener/audience is left with a scattering of images and impressions rather than a seamless whole. While the information is all present, the intake is still nearly as fragmented as it was when information was legitimately missing. |
