Confidence is a self-fulfilling virtuous spiral unlike superstitious hope

Evidence

Whereas hope and fear are superstitious (although they may have some hyperstitional effects), confidence is essentially hyperstitional: it immediately increases the capacity to act, the capacity to act increases confidence, and so on — a self-fulfilling prophecy, a virtuous spiral. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 1873

Categorization

• DEFINE: Fisher defines ‘hyperstitional’ in action — confidence as a performative self-fulfilling prophecy.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 1873
• XREF: connects to: Confidence can degrade into hope when it no longer tracks one’s own actions — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 2767; Optimism about others’ trustworthiness is self-reinforcing through gained experience; Hope is a passive affect distinct from confidence and undermines political action — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 1870

Broader Connections

• Confidence can degrade into hope when it no longer tracks one’s own actions #complicates (0.80) — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 2767
• Optimism about others’ trustworthiness is self-reinforcing through gained experience #corroborates (0.70)