epistemic voids

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Epistemic Voids

Epistemic Voids #3: Mechanism Literalism

Why 'Just Next-Token Prediction' Is the New 'Just Price Signals'

"The word that does the work The itch about mistakes often starts with the word just. Consider these claims: Markets are just price signals. Firms are just contracts. Each "just" performs something akin to mistaking the mechanism for the phe..."

with Xule Lin, Claude
December 2025
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Epistemic Voids

Epistemic Voids #2: Showroom Fallacy

Confusing curation for capacity

"The phrase that stopped me: "The only thing you can do is prompt it.""

with Xule Lin, Claude
December 2025
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