Information can simulate and control the objects it moves ahead of.
Evidence
That is the fundamental discovery: not only can information move independently of and faster than physical entities, but it also can be a simulation of and control mechanism for what has been left behind. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 819
Categorization
- DEFINE: States the defining principle of the telegraph’s significance: information as control mechanism over the physical.
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 819
- XREF: connects to: Systems can learn from shifting their own expectations before final outcomes arrive — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 600; Future literature mobilizes people toward predetermined ends — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 747; Platforms extract behavioral surplus from human activity to predict and modify it. — , The Braided Reading EPUB: 5-Year…, 809 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Systems can learn from shifting their own expectations before final outcomes arrive
#expands(0.75) — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 600 - Future literature mobilizes people toward predetermined ends
#exemplifies(0.65) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 747 - Platforms extract behavioral surplus from human activity to predict and modify it.
#expands(0.60) — , The Braided Reading EPUB, 809