这段太好了,可以用来理解大量现象(宗教、网红、股市等等):
To conclude, information sometimes represents reality, and sometimes doesn’t. But it always connects. This is its fundamental characteristic. Therefore, when examining the role of information in history, although it sometimes makes sense to ask “How well does it represent reality? Is it true or false?” often the more crucial questions are “How well does it connect people? What new network does it create?”
总之,信息有时代表现实,有时不代表现实。但它总是有连接的。这是信息的根本特征。因此,在考察信息在历史上的作用时,虽然有时有必要问“信息有多好地代表了现实?信息是真的还是假的?”但更关键的问题往往是“信息有多好地联系了人们?信息创造了什么新网络?”