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I have put a lot of thought into deliberately shifting^1 metaphors^2, often in the context of the #indieweb^3. One goal is to replace use of violent or divisive metaphors with actively constructive, cooperative, or joyful alternatives, like:
* gardening/farming e.g. digital garden^4
* biology/ecology/nature e.g. digital ecosystem^5
* cooking/baking e.g. eat your own cooking^6
* toolmaking, clothing making, other useful crafts e.g. sew what you want^7
* music, dancing, painting, and other expressive crafts e.g. remixing^8
* travel, navigation, maps e.g. information superhighway^9
* games, sports, running, e.g. surfing the net^10
Some of these areas are well developed (sports metaphors), others are obvious or emergent from various IndieWeb efforts like our principles^11, and others could use brainstorming and experimentation.
Thoughts and words, whether spoken or written, influence each other in reinforcement feedback loops. Consciously choosing one can impact the other and vice versa.
Especially in messages to others or our even future selves, words and metaphors communicate and reinforce our values and thus merit care in their invention^12 and usage.
What are metaphors you have found constructive, cooperative, or joyful?
References:
^1 https://tantek.com/2023/132/t1/agenda-gardening-metaphors
^2 https://tantek.com/2023/023/t3/
^3 https://tantek.com/2023/022/t1/indieweb-eat-what-you-cook
^4 https://indieweb.org/digital_garden
^5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_ecosystem
^6 https://indieweb.org/cook_what_you_want
^7 https://indieweb.org/events/2020-08-19-hwc-west-coast#sewing
^8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remix_culture#Analog_era
^9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_superhighway
^10 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_metaphors#Functional_metaphors
^11 https://indieweb.org/principles
^12 https://tantek.com/2024/180/b1/responsible-inventing
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