Where does it say Trump made it? Trump broke the internet? There is something to be understood here. We synthesize our own little version of reality by interpreting what we see and hear the way our brain understands it, not necessarily as it is. It's a loophole in the human psyche that can be exploited by clickbaiters and cause us to misunderstand what others mean.
We synthesize our own little version of reality by interpreting what we see and hear the way our brain understands it
Indeed. However, language and communication all exist within agreed upon conventions assigned collectively with meaning.
There are many different types of meaning: conceptual, connotative, collocative, reflective, affective, etc.
I think you are overly focused on the literal meaning as if that's the only meaning that exists.
Some texts (language strings) are intended to mislead. I think the creator intentionally straddles that intention. The subject line implies something. In and of itself, it is what it is. I think the Op would have done better to vet the intent behind the title and used something different for the board here, as the implication of the subject line is that this is an ad from DJT. We only find out it isn't when actually engaging with the content (the video).
I doubt that as many here would have engaged with it if they knew up front that this was a created fan-fiction video 'ad', and not an actual promotional video from DJT's campaign.
The creator exploits his ambiguous and somewhat misleading title, and the Op exacerbates the problem.
Where does it say Trump made it? Trump broke the internet? There is something to be understood here. We synthesize our own little version of reality by interpreting what we see and hear the way our brain understands it, not necessarily as it is. It's a loophole in the human psyche that can be exploited by clickbaiters and cause us to misunderstand what others mean.
Thank Ultra.
Indeed. However, language and communication all exist within agreed upon conventions assigned collectively with meaning.
There are many different types of meaning: conceptual, connotative, collocative, reflective, affective, etc.
I think you are overly focused on the literal meaning as if that's the only meaning that exists.
Some texts (language strings) are intended to mislead. I think the creator intentionally straddles that intention. The subject line implies something. In and of itself, it is what it is. I think the Op would have done better to vet the intent behind the title and used something different for the board here, as the implication of the subject line is that this is an ad from DJT. We only find out it isn't when actually engaging with the content (the video).
I doubt that as many here would have engaged with it if they knew up front that this was a created fan-fiction video 'ad', and not an actual promotional video from DJT's campaign.
The creator exploits his ambiguous and somewhat misleading title, and the Op exacerbates the problem.
I called a whambulance. They asked what for. I told them someone fell for some clickbait and they said they would be right over.