The Secret History of Semaphore

Communication is the transfer of meaning. In a pinch codes have been used, when normal verbosity was impossible. But what happens when the point is to obscure, and there is no impediment to communication but, rather, the floodgates are open?

What happens when the “bandwidth” is unlimited? Multiple streams are possible and simple, intelligible content is devalued. Signs, indicators and codes are then used in parallel with—on top of—the verbiage. Watch Fox News. It’s all over the place on there.