20250911

map, territory, mechanism

there is a map of mechanisms, and that particular map is a mechanism, but mechanisms tend to not be maps

don't mistake the map for the territory, or vice versa, but consider a third category: mechanisms can be copied, repositioned, connected. each instance of mechanism is a territory unto itself, and all mechanisms of a kind share a map.

if one treats the self as a mechanism, I think we could start generalizing tests

and of course we do (that's just healthcare), but I think... I think "Isaac" is a kind.

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as you drift off, imagine you’re going to wake up as someone else

what feeling do you want to bring? what thread of dream?

anthony

wake up

collect what you need, then wake up

“wake up” like summoning whoever’s ready to act

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we gotta make it safe to rebuild

safe for each other

if this were a video game, an open-world situation

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loop artists

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thing, thingking, thinking

yikes this is so unbalanced

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"you’re doing that thing where you solve a knot by adding a dimension rather than pulling harder."

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"what are you hoping happens when this hits the memetic water table?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​"

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sequentiality of thought where the frame stays steady

“you” is the game

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“Just remember much that has been written has simply been evolved by individuals having factual information.” — Dr Memory Elvin-Lewis