whtrbt
Joined 14 years ago
Joined 14 years ago
Their language is unusual: no recurrent sentences, almost no discussion of the past. I’m not suggesting they are unconscious but there appears to be something different going on with the Piraha sociolinguistically.
I imagine in domains you are skilled at you'd also prefer high level instructions than a step-by-step tutorial.
I agree that doesn't help the beginner, or someone who doesn't cook regularly, or someone cooking something new and I think most recipe writers are just following the established structure without thinking about what they and others really need.
I’d love to find it again and reread it.
I thought it was called Legends but that hasn’t turned up the same thing.
It is an awesome space and surprisingly well lit.
And a [YouTube talk by the author](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=984vm12HUF0).