[FRIAM] satire collapse

[Marcus Daniels]

I just meant that it could be one possible coevolutionary outcome, not yours. It took me a long time to grasp a large organization (like LANL) as a host organism. I can thank Trump for learning it applies to nations too. 

From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> on behalf of Steve Smith <sasmyth at swcp.com>
Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 3:57 PM
To: friam at redfish.com <friam at redfish.com>
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] satire collapse 


On 3/26/26 11:55 am, Marcus Daniels wrote: 

The benefit of this parental approach is that reinforces the cognitive dominance of the parent without coercion. The downside is that it probably accelerates the evolution of the child’s escape tactics. They think more, reveal less. 
“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” ― Søren Kierkegaard 

yes, this is a good analysis of my (childhood and beyond) nature... though I'm not sure "reveal less" is my signature here? More likely "hiding in plain sight"... 
I like your use of the term "cognitive dominance". It was very unequivocal albeit non-coerced. Made it easy for me to submit to institutional (LANL) life even though I sandwiched those 27 years on either side with a decade or more of entrepreneurial activity. While it *was* chafing I came to it with good callouses. 

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