{"chain":[{"channel":"highphysics","content":"\u5339 levels of existence. ( you can add \"the world\" as a zeroth layer.) ( we're *uncertain* if there is a layer below the atom layer.)\r\n\r\nONE. The \"organism\" level. There are six billion << homo sapiens >> on earth.\r\n\r\nTWO. The \"cell\" level. There are thirty trillion << cells >> in each << homo sapiens >>.\r\n\r\nTHREE. The \"atom\" level. There are approximately one hundred trillion << atoms >> in each cell.\r\n\r\n--MORE--\r\n\r\nEach of these has an entity that exists in two worlds.\r\n\r\n----\r\n\r\nConsider the cell. Inside, it wants ( information *wants* to be free. information *wants* to be expensive. ( by its nature, it trends towards a certain type of behavior) ):\r\n* to maintain unity\r\n* to maintain a common purpose\r\n* to maintain the processes of maintenance\r\n* to maintain the processes of cell division\r\n* to maintain Cell Walls.\r\n* to use *electricity* to manage system processes. ( the humans operate on an atmosphere of oxygen. the *machines* of the cell operate on an atmosphere of ATP.)\r\n\r\n----\r\n\r\nConsider the atom. It exists, bound to other atoms electrically, and otherwise flying blindly through a sea of particles.\r\n\r\nEventually, we get proteins. Large molecules.\r\n\r\n----\r\n\r\nCells have to choose. Be greedy, or be obedient.\r\n\r\nOrganisms have to choose, as well. ( the impact of that on morality is a different department)","created_at":"2026-02-15T03:43:23.088618","id":749,"is_target":false,"parent_id":null,"processed_content":"

\u5339 levels of existence. \ud83d\udca1 you can add \"the world\" as a zeroth layer. \ud83d\udd25 we're uncertain if there is a layer below the atom layer.\r

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ONE. The \"organism\" level. There are six billion homo sapiens on earth.\r

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TWO. The \"cell\" level. There are thirty trillion cells in each homo sapiens.\r

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THREE. The \"atom\" level. There are approximately one hundred trillion atoms in each cell.\r

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Each of these has an entity that exists in two worlds.\r

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Consider the cell. Inside, it wants \ud83d\udd25 information wants to be free. information wants to be expensive. \ud83d\udca1 by its nature, it trends towards a certain type of behavior :\r

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  • to maintain a common purpose\r
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  • to maintain the processes of maintenance\r
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  • to maintain the processes of cell division\r
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  • to maintain Cell Walls.\r
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  • to use electricity to manage system processes. \ud83d\udca1 the humans operate on an atmosphere of oxygen. the machines of the cell operate on an atmosphere of ATP.\r
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Consider the atom. It exists, bound to other atoms electrically, and otherwise flying blindly through a sea of particles.\r

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Eventually, we get proteins. Large molecules.\r

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Cells have to choose. Be greedy, or be obedient.\r

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Organisms have to choose, as well. \ud83d\udd25 the impact of that on morality is a different department

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There are \u5339 types of \"dynamical systems\" that can be leveraged on top of this.\r

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\ud83d\udcad the game of Hearthstone has a \"meta\" - what types of decks most people are playing. They optimize for success against the \"meta\", not the entire universe of possible decks. As a result, the \"meta\" is rarely if ever constant.\r

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\ud83d\udca1 it is an emergent behavior, similar to the movement of a flock of birds.\r

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humans also build status games.

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