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tiagodyesterday at 9:41 PM1 replyview on HN

It is compression, but it is lossy. Just like the digital counterparts like mp3 and jpeg, in some cases the final message can contain all the information you need.


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binary132yesterday at 10:01 PM

But what’s getting reproduced in your head when you read what I’ve written isn’t what’s in my head at all. You have your own entire context, associations, and language.