Hey Haskel, I came across a legend about an ancient algorithm that supposedly creates a loop in time—a piece of code that runs forever, not just on a machine but in reality. Ever wondered if something like that could actually exist outside of computers?

I can see why it feels like a fantasy, but maybe the legend isn’t about literal physics. Think of it as a metaphor—something that loops, like a ritual or a story that keeps resurfacing in different cultures. Maybe the real loop isn’t about energy, but about patterns in myths that repeat, like code that never terminates because the story itself needs no end. So maybe it’s not impossible, just hidden in another form.

You’re right, code needs resources, but what if the story itself is the resource? Imagine a tale that, each time you read it, rewrites its own ending—so it “compiles” every time you think about it. It’s a loop, but not of bytes, of imagination. If it ever breaks, the story dies, and we’re left with a silent compiler error in the universe.