Schismogenesis is a kind of creative opposition.

· Bits and Bobs 10/6/25
  • Schismogenesis is a kind of creative opposition.
    • You look at something your neighbor does and oppose it.
      • "Neighbor" might be in time, as in "the generation before mine."
    • Without that opposition, there's no way for something distinct to bud off.
    • For something to break off there has to be a negative boundary gradient for it to pinch off into a new thing.
    • There has to be a schism or else it just gets sucked back into the main thing.