Counterpoint: the optimal signal to noise ratio does not require preservation of noise. Most information is noise. Civilization may optimize for forgetting much but not all, with a stable amount of information that never collapses.
Thanks for the insightful counterpoint is spot-on that optimizing for signal-to-noise by forgetting noise could stabilize info without collapse. In fact, thanks to feedback like yours, I’ve updated the article to more clearly integrate this in the “noise forgetting” note, showing it leads to r=1 (silent stagnation) or, if any growth remains, eventual finite-time silence via the theorem. It strengthens the model without changing the core resolution: Silence prevails either way
Counterpoint: the optimal signal to noise ratio does not require preservation of noise. Most information is noise. Civilization may optimize for forgetting much but not all, with a stable amount of information that never collapses.
Thanks for the insightful counterpoint is spot-on that optimizing for signal-to-noise by forgetting noise could stabilize info without collapse. In fact, thanks to feedback like yours, I’ve updated the article to more clearly integrate this in the “noise forgetting” note, showing it leads to r=1 (silent stagnation) or, if any growth remains, eventual finite-time silence via the theorem. It strengthens the model without changing the core resolution: Silence prevails either way