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Most simple facts are memetic-invariant. That the sky is blue or that water takes the shape of its container continue to be true and have similar value no matter how many people learn it. Sometimes we are lucky enough to discover memetic-cooperative information, which becomes more valuable the more people learn it. Most of our society is built upon the fact that memetic-cooperative information exists, is easily socially transmissible, and can lead to stable equilibria built upon common knowledge. The rule of law has value because of the social consensus that it will be enforced. When a crime is committed, it is often because someone thinks they will get away with it. If everyone stops believing that the rule of law will be enforced, anarchy may break out, and society may cease to exist. Similarly, centralized fiat currencies are able to be used at scale and over long periods due to the mutual information between market participants that the currency has value. It is in both of our inte

Three types of memetic information: memetic-invariant information remains constant in value if more people learn it memetic-cooperative information becomes more valuable if more people learn it memetic-competitive information becomes less valuable if more people learn it Memetic-invariant Most simple facts are memetic-invariant . That the sky is blue or that water takes the shape of its container continue to be true and have similar value no matter how many people learn it. Memetic-cooperative Sometimes we are lucky enough to discover memetic-cooperative information, which becomes more valuabl

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