Hyperstition
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CORE DEFINITION
Proposed by philosopher Nick Land. It refers to a mechanism that creates reality through 'fiction'. An idea (such as cyberpunk) is initially fictional, but because it is contagious, people begin to build the world according to its description, eventually making it real. That is, 'self-fulfilling science fiction'.
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Narrative engineering. If you want to create the future, first craft a sufficiently fascinating story. Don't just predict the future; infect the present by implanting 'hyperstitions' so that the future unfolds according to your script.
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'Hyperstition' can refer to a historical writing and philosophy of history perspective that transcends a single ethnic/national narrative, being cross-civilizational or meta-level, emphasizing structure, long duration, and comparison. The precise meaning as a fixed term is yet to be verified.
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