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Are you stuck in movie logic?

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239 points eatitraw | 2 comments | 17 Nov 25 12:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.402s | source
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acephal ◴[17 Nov 25 16:14 UTC] No.45954935[source]▶
The famous French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan claimed that if everyone said exactly what needs be said, language wouldn't exist or something like that. I'd wager movies are a reflection of how our psyche works, including 'main character syndrome', omissions of causality for narrative coherency, etc.
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1. saghm ◴[17 Nov 25 17:15 UTC] No.45955657[source]▶
I'm not sure I understand that quote. Doesn't language exist because there isn't any other way to say some things? How else would one say most things?
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2. snypher ◴[18 Nov 25 05:16 UTC] No.45961648[source]▶
Most things don't need to be said, like my comment. I could have just had a thought, and continued on with my day.

I like this quote; Language, according to Lacan, is a process of speaking whereby one's history is made real.