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This document contains a philosophical and scientific discussion regarding the nature of purpose, minimalism in technology versus nature, and the concept of computational irreducibility. The text argues that distinguishing purposeful phenomena from natural processes is difficult, citing examples like radio noise and cellular automata generating primes. It concludes by suggesting that history has meaning because certain computational processes in the universe cannot be shortcutted, creating a fundamental link between the steps taken and the final outcome.
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"One criterion to apply to a potentially purposeful phenomenon is whether it’s minimal in achieving a purpose."Source
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"Most of what we build is steeped in technological history, and it’s incredibly non-minimal for achieving its purpose."Source
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"Nothing like that will happen, because of computational irreducibility."Source
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"That’s why history means something. If we could get to the endpoint without going through the steps, history would be, in some sense, pointless."Source
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