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MENTAL MODEL · M7134

Law of the Jungle

Law of the Jungle
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

The brutal competitive law of the survival of the fittest, derived from the imagined nature of the jungle.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

A worst-case thought experiment. When rules fail and we return to the jungle, what factors determine survival? Used for stress-testing strategies.

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Originating from the paleontological metaphor of "survival of the fittest" in the jungle. As a mental model, it is used to deduce who survives under "absence of rules or extreme competition": resources, strength, speed of adaptation, and alliance-building ability determine superiority. It is a worst-case stress-testing tool, not a daily creed.

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