From 45c2996db0cca108fe1007c61562519fb1e62839 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: shadow-mister Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2025 11:47:08 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update glossary.md Added Gorgias Problem on the bottom. Future additions would include the swimming pool for models challenge---i.e., how to create friction that can resolve the Gorgias Problem --- src/glossary.md | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/glossary.md b/src/glossary.md index 52361e2..b674b3a 100644 --- a/src/glossary.md +++ b/src/glossary.md @@ -66,4 +66,11 @@ _Example 2: an engineer writing a design doc pointing out all the flaws in a pro **incompetent OR malicious = bad faith actor** - A bad actor can hide forever perfectly under the guise of incompetence. - The way we short circuit this is to create a community where we assume ALL bad things happen due to incompetence. -- Thus, an actor who is incompetent AND doesn't respond to feedback is considered "bad faith", and must be removed from their position of power, because they will hurt themselves/others \ No newline at end of file +- Thus, an actor who is incompetent AND doesn't respond to feedback is considered "bad faith", and must be removed from their position of power, because they will hurt themselves/others + +**Gorgias Problem** - The structural asymmetry that it is cheaper & faster to generate beleifs and/or conviction in an agent than to generate understanding (i.e., an epistemology upgrade) + +- Beliefs spread can be installed or strengthened without the recipient gaining the ability to reconstruct why it’s true, which makes the influence difficult to audit even when the belief happens to be correct. Repeated exposure to this also degrades the recipient’s epistemic habits. Normies are especially suspectable. +- Memes can be evaluated by their relationship to the Gorgias Problem: do they primarily produce conviction without comprehension, or do they build understanding? and do they increase the recipient’s ability to notice and resist belief-installation attempts that bypass understanding? + +