Three Links about Symbols

In his book Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari says that symbols tie cultures together. Without them, we couldn’t unite into nations and tribes. Money is a symbol, national identity is a symbol, brands and institutions are a symbol. Symbols therefore are important, and the digital world rushes over us with new symbols and destroys old symbols. What does this mean?

Don’t get lost in the world of signs (X).  – Want to avoid getting lost? Here is a very practical (and very short) strategy.

Things are getting weird (X) – Where is this all going and where is it going to go?

My review of Superman – the symbol is as important as the movie.

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