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the greatest gift you can give another is a home in your heart
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we become more real when seen by others, less dependent on our own observation to maintain our existence; our identity anchored in tulpic nodes in those who know us
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Alice, similarly, has a little Bob-model, which she will then use to interpret his statement in the same manner as which he did hers; this is the cybernetics of communication, the structure of the iterated feedback loop by which two agents construct a pri…
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1466444784134938630
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which is more "me", my physical body, my self-conception, or the me-egregore, the emergent social model of me comprised of the cumulative sum of the beliefs everyone who's ever met me holds?
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in these moments we channel our self-egregore, becoming avatars of a higher power than our mundane selves; we attain glimpses of a higher plane. we see our lives from a higher dimension, looking down from above, understanding how…
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1447219377913352199
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in reality, We are each an emergence characterized by the interacting dynamics of these elements, varying in weight & changing in relative importance over time; some people are primarily driven by their biology, others by their self-concept, and others still by social perception
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I often go thru periods of my life when I want to hide or run away, to escape the influence of that last element; I often resent the parts of me the causal chains of which are rooted outside my locus of control
being Observed locks those parts in place
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consensus reality is constructed intersubjectively thru continuous mutual observation; the ever-presence of surveillers ensures the wavefunction of the status quo can…
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1489391195721805833
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and indeed, that is often desirable, both for social cohesion and personal; how can you make predictions regarding, and hence rely on, a person who keeps changing? this is a major part of why children are not beholden to many rules, and are excluded from certain spheres
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His Dark Materials, one of my favorite book series, the (excellent) TV adaptation of which I'm currently watching, explores this theme through the frame of sin and agency; children are above the former because they are not fully in possession of the latter
they are less Real
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this typically generates dissatisfaction stemming from the dissonance between their natures and the social role they've been locked into, held in place by the bonds of mutual observation
consider how judgemental people get when one of them goes thru a crisis & starts changing
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often, we're left with a choice between social recognition and self-actualization; isn't it tragic that there's a tradeoff here to be made?
I can't fault those who choose the former, but that can lead to a life of quiet desperation
there is, however, a way to get both
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our tulpic network is heterogenous, with nodes varying in resolution, and correspondingly the weight afforded to their observations and hence contributions to intersubjective mutual surveillance
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@ulkar_aghayeva I've found it much easier to effectively communicate over text w/ someone I've interacted w/ irl previously, as my mental model of them is much higher resolution & hence more effective for simulating communica…
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1436380179673329664
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this means that being Seen by someone deeply can counteract the regulating influence of myriad low-res observers; this is part of why we crave close connection, to free ourselves from social chains
those with a few real friends are free from the judgements of greater society
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it must be appreciated how significant of a gift letting someone into ur heart is; a simulation, just as any cognitive process, is metabolically expensive, scaling supralinearly in proportion to model res
each ratcheting of interpersonal closeness costs dearly in opportunity
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paradoxically, the deeper you are known, the freeer you are to explore your Self, the more empowered to self-actualize, being, as you are, unchained by social expectations. your worth has been validated by another giving you root access to their heart, trusting you w/ their soul
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this gift is one of ways we can maintain our spiritual freedom into adulthood, to hold onto the springtime of life deep into summer and fall; you need not fear change if you know you'll always have a home to return to, that you cannot wander so far as to become unrecognizable
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youth is a quality of the spirit, a perpetual maintenance of alchemic optionality; an ergodicity of the identity dialectic
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identify reification precludes evolution of personal narrative
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1380398979209396226?t=gXCg_vahB_GdPpp7s8i1Sw&s=19
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1485996469182152711
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spiritual ossification entails the loss of this quality; many equate this with adulthood, but it need not be so.
those who are young at heart remain free of sin
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cybernetic ossification is a terminal state
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1432433072071401474?t=BRouFDBlaS6bZ3oVlgISAg&s=19
https://twitter.com/pee_zombie/status/1567609897671426050
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a tight-knit cluster of friends who know and love each other is the most powerful social force there is; no outside influence can corrupt their bonds nor usurp their right to self-determination
pursuing deep connection is, ironically, the path to spiritual freedom
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but to connect with others, you must first take the risk of letting them see you; you must wear your heart on your sleeve, let out all your cringe, not shy away from the contents of your soul
Cause no one's gonna find you
When you're hiding in the dark
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untangling the cyclic dependency of spiritual freedom and deep connection requires making risky acausal bargains with your future friends
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childhood is a shielded zone, obscured by the fog of war; they need privacy & the latitude to explore identity space to figure out which configuration suits them best. those who "grow up too soon" are forced to commit to local maxima prior to having received this opportunity