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Generational Logos.
Each generations has a logos or logic that defines them as a whole. The concept is not necessarily exclusive to them, but rather it encompasses them, their values, and their expression. The Greatest Gen’s logos is sacrifice. The Boomers’ logos is agency. The Gen X’s logos is submission. The Millenials’ logos is compliance, guilt, and…
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Mental Gymnastics.
We exercise our bodies. We flex and we stretch. We lift, we cardio, we HIIT. We sleep at the right time with the right temperature, and we measure all these things to a tee. We drink potions and swallow pills and we eat only the right kind of protein. How do we exercise our minds?…
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Everything is theater.
Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in Dublin on October 16, 1854, at 21 Westland Row, a house on the north side of Trinity College. His pen name was Oscar Wilde. Maybe for memorability. Maybe for shortness. Who did he think himself to be? Maybe Oscar. Maybe Finnie. Whatever name he called himself, that’s…
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Theory of subjective information: a summary.
The most powerful ideas of the 21st century will not be those that simply process more data, but those that understand, protect, and propagate meaning. Today’s information systems (AI, blockchains, knowledge graphs) treat information as objective, fungible, and infinitely transferable. But the richest and most consequential information in the world is subjective: it’s private, embodied, and untransferable.…
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Frameplay, Chapter 1, part C. Imitation by opposition.
When contemplating opposition, it’s easy to get derailed into thinking that, by its inherent nature of defiance, it’s the starting point of original ideas. On the contrary, sheer and obstinate opposition is as close to imitation by replication as it gets. In its constant conflict with its object of desire, opposition can’t help but constantly…
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Frameplay, Chapter 1, part A. Imitation: we are always borrowing, don’t call it stealing.
We are the sum of the stories we tell, of the stories we hear, and of the worlds we experience. Our cultural production—whether it’s ideas, art, or science—is always connected to both our past and our present. Most innovation involves some level of imitation, and that’s perfectly fine. We draw inspiration from the lives we…
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Frameplay, chapter 1, part B: imitation by replication.
When we talk about imitation, we almost always think about replication. We want to create something new that’s exactly like the object of our desire—a garment, a product, a sound, a moment, a feeling, a formula, or a success. Hollywood thrives on replication. It churns out remakes, sequels, and prequels, all in the hopes of…
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Frameplay: Chapter 1. The three fishes, or the art of imitation, iteration, and becoming.
Story: The three fishes. Three fishes lived in a pond. Their lives were calm and boring, as is often the case for a fish. Then, one day, a man came along. The man was carrying a net. The first fish caught a glimpse of the fisherman through the water. The first fish had seen things…
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Data Density in AI: Aligning and Extending Known Concepts
Introduction: The Hidden Frameworks of AI Learning Artificial intelligence and machine learning hinge on data. The quality, quantity, and diversity of the data directly influence how well models perform, generalize, and innovate. But while much attention has been given to data quality and volume, an equally critical yet underexplored concept is data density. This term…
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The rules about rules.
Rules are such a fashionable subject to talk about these days. I wrote a little bit about them in the book. Throughout the book I will use stories to help you see some of the narratives that define our vision of the world. I don’t want to sound like I’m promoting lawlessness. I want to…