Entropy Surface
Where an agent encounters unpredictable outcomes is where learning happens. The frontier of model failure is the only place a model can improve.
Validation Distance
The distance between a claim and its nearest credible validator determines whether the claim is heard — regardless of whether it's true.
Network Relativity
Information travels at different speeds through different network structures. Position in a network determines when — and whether — ideas arrive at all.
Memetic Economics
Ideas have economic properties: supply, demand, scarcity, value. The meme is the unit of intellectual currency, and its price is determined by attention markets.
The Learning Sandwich (ABC)
Effective learning requires connecting new information to existing models — not just receiving it. Always Be Connecting is the structure, not the slogan. The architecture of the Playable Worlds drip mechanic is built on this framework.