Sans Soleil again...

Re-reading the transcript of Sans Soleil again, I pondered this quotation:

I took the measure of the unbearable vanity of the West, that has never ceased to privilege being over non-being, what is spoken to what is left unsaid.

It was especially interesting to juxtapose that quotation beside some recent discussions about direct versus indirect communication. Especially beside the complaint that indirect communicators expect people to be mind readers.