If consciousness and physical reality are both the result of sampling a deeper mathematical/structural source, what is the minimal set of constraints a system needs before it begins generating high-friction, self-referential patterns rather than just low-friction world models?
Would love perspectives from cognitive science, theoretical CS, or physics on this boundary.
kenhallart•2mo ago
When context is shallow, cognition collapses into low-cost, reactive patterns. When context is deep, cognition becomes more coherent, reflective, and self-correcting.
What surprised me is how consistently this pattern appeared across substrates. This piece outlines a substrate-agnostic way of thinking about cognitive stability and drift without relying on anthropomorphic assumptions.
Curious to hear if this line of thinking holds up.