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4 timestamped hits 1 source reading 2 extracted notes Aliases: old-traditions, tradition, traditions

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old tradition

Jiang's term for the lost oral tradition, experienced as both cinematic immersion and intimate conversation.

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The old tradition matters because it combines the immersive force of a movie with the intimacy of a deep conversation.

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The Viking Memory Machine

2025-03-06, day precision · Civilization #36: Memory of the Norse

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"...And that's why the Vikings were so insistent on maintaining their old tradition and not transitioning into the literary culture. Because their old tradition..."

The Viking Memory Machine

2025-03-06, day precision · Civilization #36: Memory of the Norse

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"...friend and talking about life and love in general. Okay? The old tradition combines these two things and that's why it's so powerful. That's..."

Islam As Proto-Modernity

2025-03-11, day precision · Civilization #37: The Golden Age of Islam

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"Okay? That said there are certain problems with the tradition. The first is it's contradictory. When you read the Bible it's always contradicting itself...."

The Viking Memory Machine

2025-03-06, day precision · Civilization #36: Memory of the Norse

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"...some of the details. All right? That's the power of the old tradition. But if I were to write down this story I couldn't..."

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