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aliaseslow-precondition form, bumper sticker version, the myth

Sep 18, 20261 min read

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Concept

Low-precondition version of an idea. Cheap for receivers to process, plugs into existing mental structures, easy to re-transmit. Free to share, easy to weaponize.

Connections

  • Defined in: Virality Trade-off
  • Discussed in: Virality Trade-off, Ch 7 — Emotional Memetics As The Floor
  • Evidenced by: Information Evolution in Social Networks
  • Enabled by: The abyss

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Backlinks

  • Chapter 11: AI as a New Kind of Node
  • Chapter 6: Where It All Gets Fucked Up
  • Chapter 2: Case Studies and Three Realities
  • Chapter 5: The Complexity / Virality Trade-off
  • The abyss
  • Glossary
  • Intersubjective Truth
  • Myths, Scale, and Bureaucracy
  • Chapter 4: Optionality vs. Access
  • Chapter 8: Preservation vs. Training
  • Chapter 5b: Selection As The Other Engine
  • Lossy — The Short Version
  • Chapter 5c: Truth, Compression, and When Each Wins

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