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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]] 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]], [[wikipedia:Transcendence_(philosophy)|transcendence]], and [[feedback loops]]. | ||
[[Gödel|Kurt Gödel]] is the patron saint of [[self-reference]]. | [[Gödel|Kurt Gödel]] is the patron saint of [[self-reference]]. | ||
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Meta is a prefix that can be added to any word to denote self-reference, recursion, transcendence, and feedback loops.
Kurt Gödel is the patron saint of self-reference.
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: