I'm a violinist, and a few years ago, when I first started to learn about Bitcoin, I wrote a post that said, "art is the act of creating meaning through friction."

Something that really stands out to me about your ideas is how tethered they are to the importance of meaning in the process of resolving entropy.

I feel like I have a very experiential relationship to this. Through trial and error I have landed on a process of practice that basically says that I create sonic energy through my instrument with my hands, and direct this energy towards meaning through the pattern of pitches and rhythms that exist in the work I am practicing.

What's interesting is that the best results come when I choose to observe the music as it appears from the chaos of vibrational energy, instead of actively working to manipulate this energy into shaping the music as I imagine it.

It's like my purpose as an acting being is to produce an environment in which meaning, which has been there all along, is able to emerge, and that my recognition of this meaning is what allows it to exist, but I am not responsible for managing it or manipulating it.

I came to this through experimentation and trial and error, not through a preconceived theory. There is nothing provable here that can be used to support a thesis, but I thought you might find it interesting.

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Beautiful! Thank you for sharing. I have never been musically gifted so I envy those who can create, but your experience resonates with me. I grew up playing a lot of computer games, so I’ve always felt Piano would be my creative outlet for music due to MKB coordination, but I haven’t dabbled quite yet. I’ve been looking at keyboards to start, and long term I’ll grab a full piano if it sticks.

While it’s not “proof” for a paper, it’s your own unique form verification that shouldn’t be overlooked; something that transcends language. I’ve noticed from talking with many people about this subject, is that everyone who is in tune with the message is able to understand, not because they understand math/physics, but because the message is relatable to all domains of knowledge and experience. Consensus is reachable because it’s relatable. H

While it’s not proof I’m on the right track, it’s yet another verification supporting the gut feeling behind the idea. I personally don’t believe in random coincidences….There is a lot to learn about ourselves, Bitcoin and the meaning of all of this. It transcends the material world and I’m only learning myself.

Do not discredit your experience!

I'm so happy that my observation was thought provoking. On your recommendation, I read True Hallucinations by McKenna. Really interesting, especially with all of the recent information on UFO's. I kept seeing parallels to the philosophy of Robert Pirsig and I highly recommend that you read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, and especially his second book, Lila. Zen was written first and Lila was decades later, but is a continuation and evolution of the ideas expressed in Zen. One of my favorite lines: Seeing is not believing, believing is seeing...