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@ 𝕎𝕦𝕝𝕗𝕪
2025-02-12 18:08:27
#cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman believes that humans don't perceive #reality
But rather, we are creating an illusion in our minds.
This differs to the usual understanding of illusions as "not real".
We operate by creating a mental model of reality, where the reinforcements loops are created when we gain PREDICTIVE powers.
Eg. "If I push this book off the table, it will fall".
So the prediction is the reward function.
Humans are resonators.
Continually running a reinforcement process to "align/sync" with perceived reality.
Understanding this, on an even intuitive level is enlightening.
It has been said that
"#Enlightenment is understanding nothing is real and it's just a representation in your head"
Knowing this, you can #hack your own mind.
As well as being vulnerable to others, indeed, you are under a constant barrage of other actors (corporate, political, other humans) who are trying to insert their ideas into your resonance/reinforcement loop.
What's your #information #firewall?
Is it your #religion? #morality? Personal #value system?
Being aware of how you feel and ideas/others make you feel is an important first step to critical evaluation of concepts/ideas/stimulus of any magnitude.
Remembering, one of the techniques of #propaganda is to evoke an emotional response.
To bypass your higher cognitive discriminators.
Coincidentally (or perhaps not) these reinforcing loops (attention) is one of the secret sauces that makes #ai #llms work.
#philosophy #psychology #socialengineeing