Paper 007 explores why dependencies don't reverse (nuclear, IoT, space examples), introduces
the biological ratchet mechanism and infrastructure/application threshold.
Paper 008 reframes the dependency chain as knowledge unification, argues the singularity is
compilation not transcendence, and examines the Ship of Theseus problem for the species.
Seven allegorical analyses (Eve, Pandora, Prometheus, Sorcerer's Apprentice, Golem, Faust,
Icarus, Babel) mapped to specific mechanisms in the dependency chain.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Load handoff + 006 only. Papers are the context — don't
re-derive conclusions by re-reading everything.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
005: Add "When Does the Economy Restructure to Be Fair?" section —
historical pattern of pain-before-reform, fairness as political
project not technological inevitability.
006: Expand master-apprentice analogy — guild dynamics, infinite
scaling, unmanaged displacement, collaboration as the mechanism
of replacement.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Paper 001: Vibe coding as social skill — mental modeling, adaptive
communication, and collaboration management with AI.
Paper 002: The cognitive surplus — agricultural revolution analogy,
three futures, dual cognition problem.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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