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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 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]]: | |||
* [[wikipedia:Yin_and_yang|Yin and Yang]] | |||
* [[wikipedia:Ouroboros|Snake eating its own tail (Ouroboros)]] | |||
* [[wikipedia:Möbius_strip|Möbius strip]] | |||
* [[wikipedia:Turtles_all_the_way_down|Turtles All the Way Down]] | |||
* [[wikipedia:Trinity|The Trinity]] | |||
* [[wikipedia:M._C._Escher|M.C. Escher]] | |||
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U6JlAsYv0Y||center||frame}} | {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U6JlAsYv0Y||center||frame}} | ||
Revision as of 11:03, 3 July 2024
Meta is a prefix that can be added to any word to denote self-reference, recursion and feedback loops.
Kurt Gödel is the patron saint of self-reference.
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: