Digital memory is additive whereas human memory is inherently narrative

Evidence

It is not just that many instances of data discrimination occur far from the contexts in which the original data collection was authorized and its meaning shaped. Data’s very exchangeability depends on abstraction and “the stripping away of narrative” that “facilitates the … insertion of numbers in new locations and their adaptability in new contexts.” Once in circulation, classifications can generate not just first-order but “second-order corrections,” indeed, corrections in any higher domain without limit. Those “corrections” shape the life chances of human subjects. When a person gets categorized as a high-risk loan recipient in one context, it is likely to affect how they are categorized in other contexts. — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection, 448 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

While reading a research report, keep this linear structure in mind. Although it is difficult to remember a series of seemingly disjointed facts, when these facts are joined together in a logical, narrative structure, they become easier to comprehend and recall. Thus, always remember that a research report tells a story. It will help you to organize the information you read and to remember it later. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4586 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
• XREF: connects to: Digital memory lacks the living, retranscribed temporality of real memory; Memory benefits from narrative, logical structure rather than disjointed facts — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4586; Data abstractions strip narrative context to enable unlimited recategorization — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection: How Data Is…, 448 (+3 more)

Related

• Data abstractions strip narrative context to enable unlimited recategorization (similarity 0.86)
• Additive data without narrative structure produces meaninglessness akin to Dadaism (similarity 0.82)
• Syllogistic knowledge is narrative, while Big Data is purely additive (similarity 0.80)
• Digital storage differs in kind from human narrative memory (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Data abstractions strip narrative context to enable unlimited recategorization #corroborates (0.85) — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection, 448
• Memory benefits from narrative, logical structure rather than disjointed facts #corroborates (0.80) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4586