UnbornTao

Is it, though? I wouldn't be so quick to make that conclusion (about meaning-making). Again, the question is what language fundamentally is, rather than the various forms or manifestations it can take. When you ask what it represents, this is where my "complaint" lies. The act of representing something - such as an experience - with something else may indeed be the purpose of language. That is to say, take away language, and the act of representation cannot come to pass. You seem to want to adopt some hearsay and claim that this settles the matter, but the question remains. And as far as I can tell, this is not about an absolute. It is something to be dealt with on its own terms. I don't expect that we could discover its nature here simply by exchanging ideas; at best, this discussion can support our meditations. Also, don't presume that this issue is easily resolved by arriving at a conclusion or a satisfying answer. Insight is required.

Okay, but what is it? That's the thing to contemplate. As for meaning, why mention it? There might be a relationship between language and certain forms of meaning, but these are different subjects. We still take language to be inherent; in other words, it's an assumed reality for us. We have a hard time having an experience prior to language, which I think could be an eye-opening exercise, even though I haven't attempted it in earnest yet. For example, when you say that radios already exist and we create the symbols to represent them, this still isn't language. The symbol (or words, sounds, gestures, formulas, equations, and so on) are not the same as this possibility of language. So what is it? Food for thought.

Make a real question - from experience. An adopted model of the world is just that, and no model is ever true. It can even become a distraction from genuine inquiry. I'd first ask myself what I'm trying to understand in a concrete way. What are you asking, specifically?

The issue I see with this is that it itself arises from the presumption - or operation - of language. We keep failing to experience reality prior to language, confusing it with words, labels, or symbols, as if language were a trivial or extraneous activity independent of so-called objective or "real" reality. And yet, it goes beyond merely making comments on things. Perhaps certain things depend entirely on language for their very existence.

Good luck! Go kick some ass out there.

My name is Manousos Oviedo. I'm not one of them. I wish to save the world.

mmm hmm

It is possible to play Bloodborne on PC: https://www.reddit.com/r/BloodbornePC/

My observation so far is that, at some point, it didn't exist - it had to be invented. That way of perceiving, interpreting, and framing reality must have been created by us humans. Where does the observer begin and the observed end? Maybe without the observer, there is no object. But this is not an insight.

Don't insult Jak & Daxter like that.

Imma rob a bank real quick.

I see. Elden Ring was the first Souls-like I ever played, and I loved it. I'm not that picky about the open world. At some point I'll give Dark Souls a try and see what all the fuss is about.

@Leo Gura What about Bloodborne? Where would you rank it? I haven't played it, to be clear.

Not bad, but it isn't as great as Quesadilla Sundays.

https://www.twitch.tv/rclark98/clip/HelplessEndearingHorseEleGiggle-HUSi8TPWtGOQc398

What about Pizza Thursdays?

I think I've read that Vince Gilligan has plans for up to a fourth season, if I recall correctly. But take this with a grain of salt.

Sounds good to me. The PC port may be released around 2028, though. Patience. It's hard not to love the game, but it does start off a bit slow. Oh, Arthur.

Even though that sounds like a reasonable take in principle, it is also precisely that which I'm challenging as authentic. There seem to be layers to authenticity. For example, are you aware of what a reaction you might be having is actually based on? Except for the "feeling like" part, I agree. Is acting out one's impulses the same as being oneself?

My watch history is turned off. @hyruga Maybe that's why.

What does it take to be authentic, though? What does being oneself even mean, specifically in a social context? It seems to show up in how we present ourselves to others and in the impressions we leave on them - through what we say and do.

Still, its open world doesn't feel as alive and organic as RD. Although I hear it is more dense, which makes sense given the different settings.

Welcome to the forum. It's "Me follaré a tus madres."

Obviously.