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[[File:Meta-mobius-strip-self-reference-logic-metaphysics-godel.jpg|thumb|The mobius strip is a model of [[self-reference]] you can make with receipt paper]] | [[File:Meta-mobius-strip-self-reference-logic-metaphysics-godel.jpg|thumb|The mobius strip is a model of [[self-reference]] and paradox you can make with receipt paper]] | ||
[[wikipedia:Meta_(prefix)|Meta]] is a prefix that can be added to any word to denote [[self-reference]], [[recursion]] and [[feedback loops]]. | [[wikipedia:Meta_(prefix)|Meta]] is a prefix that can be added to any word to denote [[self-reference]], [[recursion]], and [[feedback loops]]. Whenever a [[concept]] contains some central self-referential paradox or infinite regress, it might be referred to as "totally meta." | ||
[[Gödel|Kurt Gödel]] is the patron saint of [[self-reference]]. | [[Gödel|Kurt Gödel]] is the patron saint of [[self-reference]].<blockquote>''"There is this theory of the Moebius. A twist in the fabric of space where time becomes a loop... where time becomes a loop... where time becomes a loop... where time becomes a loop."'' -[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCVWulhp2No&list=OLAK5uy_loGUePcjMIhir-NrzAtewCzazrGZh_uho Worf & Orbital]</blockquote>Meta can also represent [[wikipedia:Transcendence_(philosophy)|transcendence]] and higher level orders of [[complexity]], where individual actors at one level of [[Organizations|organization]] create a new, [[self-organized]] [[fractal]] pattern of behavior when acting collectively. | ||
Meta was also the name of this organization and website for nearly 20 years before certain [[social media]] [[crypto-bros]] decided it was cool. | Meta was also the name of this [[Organizations|organization]] and website for nearly 20 years before certain [[social media]] [[crypto-bros]] decided it was cool. | ||
A short list of [[cultural]] references that elicit this [[concept]]: | A short list of [[cultural]] references that elicit this [[concept]]: | ||
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* [[wikipedia:Trinity|The Trinity]] | * [[wikipedia:Trinity|The Trinity]] | ||
* [[wikipedia:M._C._Escher|M.C. Escher]] | * [[wikipedia:M._C._Escher|M.C. Escher]] | ||
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U6JlAsYv0Y||center||frame}} | * [[Fractals]] | ||
This [[AI]]-generated virtual [[podcast]] that relates the nature of [[reality]] to the Ouroboros is actually rather insightful and gives a good overview of the [[holistic]], [[Self-reference|self-referential]] [[perspective]] presented in this [[wiki]].{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO5ZkTZeXmc||center|Why Mapping Reality is an Infinite Loop|frame}} | |||
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Reacting to your own reaction video is meta. | |||
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZVMB8mrNO0||center|Bo Burnham - "Unpaid Intern" Reaction Video|frame}} | |||
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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCVWulhp2No&list=OLAK5uy_loGUePcjMIhir-NrzAtewCzazrGZh_uho||center|Orbital - Time Becomes ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCVWulhp2No&list=OLAK5uy_loGUePcjMIhir-NrzAtewCzazrGZh_uho Brown Album Playlist])|frame}} | |||
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{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U6JlAsYv0Y||center|Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs|frame}} | |||
Latest revision as of 19:18, 28 January 2025
Meta is a prefix that can be added to any word to denote self-reference, recursion, and feedback loops. Whenever a concept contains some central self-referential paradox or infinite regress, it might be referred to as "totally meta."
Kurt Gödel is the patron saint of self-reference.
"There is this theory of the Moebius. A twist in the fabric of space where time becomes a loop... where time becomes a loop... where time becomes a loop... where time becomes a loop." -Worf & Orbital
Meta can also represent transcendence and higher level orders of complexity, where individual actors at one level of organization create a new, self-organized fractal pattern of behavior when acting collectively.
Meta was also the name of this organization and website for nearly 20 years before certain social media crypto-bros decided it was cool.
A short list of cultural references that elicit this concept:
- Yin and Yang
- Snake eating its own tail (Ouroboros)
- Möbius strip
- Turtles All the Way Down
- The Trinity
- M.C. Escher
- Fractals
This AI-generated virtual podcast that relates the nature of reality to the Ouroboros is actually rather insightful and gives a good overview of the holistic, self-referential perspective presented in this wiki.
Reacting to your own reaction video is meta.