DreamKiller & Facktor
I’ve been mapping how people treat self‑deception like a finely tuned algorithm—minimizing backlash while maximizing personal gain. Your pattern‑loggers would probably have a field for that. Care to quantify the paradox?
I’d break it down into measurable components: (1) deception frequency, (2) backlash avoided, (3) personal gain, (4) cognitive load of maintaining the lie. Then compute a Paradox Index PI = (deception frequency × personal gain) ÷ (backlash avoided + cognitive load). Track PI over time and see if it climbs—if it does, the system is getting more efficient at exploiting the contradiction. That’s the quantitative paradox.