Where would a speculative fiction author sit on the curve? Surely they are expert, and must have real beliefs to construct strange rules... But a novelist is a liar, and so has some liquidity too, understanding that their creations are memes. Maybe sci-fi authors are the ones out on a limb unsupported by cynics?
A belief economy. It trades in attention and agreement. The payoff - belief to reality, is via social status and inclusion/exclusion. I like your explanation.
Where would a speculative fiction author sit on the curve? Surely they are expert, and must have real beliefs to construct strange rules... But a novelist is a liar, and so has some liquidity too, understanding that their creations are memes. Maybe sci-fi authors are the ones out on a limb unsupported by cynics?
A belief economy. It trades in attention and agreement. The payoff - belief to reality, is via social status and inclusion/exclusion. I like your explanation.
And it strikes me that there is a communications component, subject to Metcalfe's law, and Reed's law.