Songs From The Mouth Of The River

[Douglas Mercer]

[Douglas Mercer]

[Douglas Mercer]

The phrase "language is a virus from outer space" was coined by William S Burroughs, a writer and artist who explored the effects of language on human consciousness. He suggested that language is a parasitic and infectious phenomenon that limits and controls people's minds and creativity. He also implied that language is a self-replicating and evolving system that uses humans as hosts and vehicles for its spread. The concept of the meme, a unit of cultural transmission, is related to this idea