# word as bond “above all, let your word be your bond” I think to keep the world of the mind in sync with the world of the real? to keep us all in sync? to keep the worlds from fraying? I mean it’s a good idea on the surface, sounds *nice* and nicely obvious, but when you’re not sure who or what is ultimately listening and when we then start to consider who or what is doing the *speaking*… although drifting into incoherence lets us multiply cohere later. co-here, cohere. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.isaacbowen.com/2025/04/03/word-as-bond.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.