"Objectivity is a subject's delusion that observing can be done without him"

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Source : "The Certainty of Uncertainty: Dialogues Introducing Constructivis" by Bernhard Poerksen, (p. 3), 2004.

Heinz von Foerster

#Objectivity Quotes #Done Quotes #Delusion Quotes

“I do not understand those who spend hours at the theater watching scenes between people whom they would not listen to for five minutes in real life.”

Source : Natalie Clifford Barney, Anna Livia (1992). “A Perilous Advantage: The Best of Natalie Clifford Barney”, p.125, New Victoria Publishers
“I would like to play every day. Whether or not that happens, we'll see.”
“The industry now wants to be in charge of everything.”
“There we were all in one place, a generation lost in space.”
“A large part of academic community is unthinkingly self-involved, producing reams of sterile writing - often consuming unbelievable amounts of public funds - and serving as an instruction manual for how to chase away readers and ignore historical insights.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“Minimize the user's memory load by making objects, actions, and options visible. The user should not have to remember information from one part of the dialogue to another. Instructions for use of the system should be visible or easily retrievable whenever appropriate.”
“If you sit in a position where decisions that you take would have a serious effect on people, you can't ignore a lot of experience around the world which says this drug has these negative effects.”
“I've spent a lot of time off planet.”

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