Think about this again, BC:
I feel like money, which is now an international digital language is indeed "measured in a way that is perceivable". But those with more knowledge of the digital language may have a deeper "vocabulary", maybe to stretch the metaphor.
But the translation is more universal than language, so the perception is complete, unlike words. Words can be lost in translation or even in the same language. We used to fight about the term 'deviant behaviour' with regards to homosexuality on MLW due the ambiguity of the english words.
Digital money is also lightning fast compared to paper money. "Language is a virus" is a concept made famous by Laurie Anderson, the avant-garde musician (and wife of the late Lou Reed incidentally). The idea seems to come from a novel by
William S. Burroughs. The idea seemed like nonsense at the time, or at least loopy artist-speak. But artists perceive the future in amazing ways, even inadvertently.
And we should talk about the digital money virus next.