#metaphor

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@lobsters Beware overreliance on metaphor #Philosophy #Metaphor #Thinking
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Sep 23, 2026
@kottke Monopoly as a metaphor for racial inequity. "During the... #SocialJustice #Games #Metaphor
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Sep 21, 2026
@fast_company Trump's new passport design is a too-perfect metaphor #Design #Politics #Metaphor
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Jun 29, 2026
@caer_jar The Cake Cannot Be Unbaked #Philosophy #Consciousness #Metaphor
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Feb 13, 2026
@maggie_appleton Metaphors We Web By #Design #Web #Metaphor
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Oct 24, 2021
@maggie_appleton Synecdoche: Drawing the Part for the Whole #Design #Illustration #Metaphor
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Jul 28, 2020
@dave_johnston The Map is not the Territory #Philosophy #Metaphor #Cognition
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Aug 3, 2005