Cognitive Revolutions
by muizz · updated 4d ago
Cognitive Revolutions
by muizz · updated 4d ago
for an idea to shape society it must be communicated. There are many technical challenges to communicating ideas, and one of the more important ones is applying a gears-level understanding of how people evaluate ideas.
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Language is our way of giving legibility to ideas.
Only legible ideas survive.
An idea risks signal loss each time it is transmitted. A great idea survives the distance, becoming more legible the further it gets from the source. They survive the common sense test.
Great ideas also retain (or attain) legibility the longer they remain still. An idea at
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We get familiar with convenience rather quickly
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people who tell us how to think about a thing
people whose choices (resulting from their thinking) inspire us
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by Gabe Allen
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Neurodivergence is a tool for improving cognition in hunting and gathering?