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post 1698645343 03-02-2024, 11:18 PM
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Whats more powerful? An image or words?

Words

vs

Images


Which is more powerful?
post 1698646933 03-03-2024, 12:08 AM
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Words
1. Easier to convey words than paint a picture
2. Without words no idealogies would stand
3. Images are more deceiving
post 1698647543 03-03-2024, 12:44 AM
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post 1698647633 03-03-2024, 12:53 AM
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Images comes before words. But words eventually become more powerful than images.

When you read a book, the words you know consist of the images you've seen. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to form images in your head when you read.
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post 1698647943 03-03-2024, 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted By Brommando
Words
1. Easier to convey words than paint a picture
2. Without words no idealogies would stand
3. Images are more deceiving
Originally Posted By BigElephant
Depends entirely on who is reading/viewing and what the message is. In general I lean towards words because they can better express complex ideas and arguments and can be just as compelling as images to intelligent readers. However a powerful image of something dire or awe inspiring can be more motivating to the masses.

I know it's a slightly different conversation, but there's also words vs video. I would much rather read an article on something than watch a 10 minute youtube video on it. I feel like I retain it better when I read it, and for the most part I can get through an article faster than most videos that are usually longer than they should be.
Originally Posted By theory816
Images comes before words. But words eventually become more powerful than images.

When you read a book, the words you know consist of the images you've seen. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to form images in your head when you read.
All great responses with truth in all above.

Love it gentlemen!



I'll add:

We're having an Absolute Sensory Experience as Humans where
Both Images + Words are Emergences as "Evolutionary Technology".


As Greatly Efficient + Powerful forms of transferring data, info, reality etc.



Images |

can be more visceral with literally meanings + feelings that words don't capture + greatly differs in impact depending on who, when, and how the human receives the Image (meaning making, perspective, ego lens, state thereof etc. )



Words |

can be more precise w/ greater richness + depth when it comes to capturing a "motion picture" in our minds eye through our agreed upon ( "these compilation of *face noises* & therefore words mean (x) etc.).

Capturing + transferring Rich, Dense amounts of information on written pages.

From my experience you can even take on & experience the writers state of mind + consciousness(who they were as humans at the time of the writing).



Wonderful stuff Men.

Some intellgient killers here.
post 1698648393 03-03-2024, 01:46 AM
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Originally Posted By OsPerez1996


can be more precise w/ greater richness + depth when it comes to capturing a "motion picture" in our minds eye through our agreed upon ( "these compilation of *face noises* & therefore words mean (x) etc.).
The thing about word accuracy, is sometimes it can't do a very good job of description, which is odd if you think about it. Sometimes it can only "hover" what its trying to describe. For example, if you tried to describe a certain texture, you can't describe it using it's own words, but you have to liken it to something already known. Or, try to describe the Nasa spaceship. It'd be very hard to do so in writinh.
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