July 25th, 2024
- something I'm noticing, reading a few posts from Scott Alexander, is how dedicated he is to sorting out a bunch of dimensions of the meta-protocol
- this gives me a sense of like... the kind of conversation I might want to strike up with him next time I see him, that might get us into useful jamming
- this PBF comic "solved" is not a bad representation of the fractal nature of trust-dancing
- my take on "repetition compulsion" - that we're giving the world an opportunity for a do-over here we go again
- thread I haven't read but it might be a good intro
- carboniferous period
- shift from prokaryote to eukaryote (some theories suggest it might have involved a period of huge slack which allowed for building up of opulent redundancy)
- various famous exaptations
- swim bladder -> lungs
- bird wings probably being used for warming young before being used for flight
- tongues -> singing -> talking
