#algorithmic virality

This paper delves into and expands the Global Serendipitome framework.

The paper emphasizes and expands Sociality, Adventurism, and Sagacity as essential pillars for engineering serendipity encounters. It transforms static connections into dynamic encounters through intentional interactions and algorithmic approaches, and enhanced collective wisdom.

Stated otherwise – the Serendipitome henceforth is globalized, includes everything, everywhere and available to anyone.

It is a sequel to our preceding paper on the Serendipitome that first introduced the framework of the Serendipitome.  The prior paper predicated the required existence of Sociality, Adventurism, and Sagacity for engineering serendipity encounters. In this present paper we go into the adept human skills of Sociality in the milieu of large crowds; into personal geographic Adventurism of global dimensions; and discuss the mental state of the collective Sagacity.

The concept of a serendipitor person who is a manifestor of "Engineered Serendipity" events is practiced by some fortunate (“lucky”) ordinary folks, who represent a shift from the passive observer status to the active catalyst of sparking random serendipitous encounters.

When you apply this shift to our earlier published concept of the Serendipitome, you are essentially moving from a map of “potential connections” to a kinetic high-energy environment.  Here, the connections are forced into existence as empiric events of Newtonian reality.  In other words certain high energy potential contacts can be forced into serendipitous outcomes.

We also introduce the added model of engineered intentional friction.

By inserting kinetic intentional friction into the Serendipitome framework, this "engineering" method acts as a prism, refracting ordinary events into serendipitous discoveries of physical phenomena.

Let me further explain.

1. Engineered Interaction: The Catalyst of Direct Action

In the past traditional random manifestors often hung-on to a random "serendipitous" external trigger.  These may have been, a phone call, a whistleblower, a salesperson, a guru, a sense of gut feeling (buy a lottery-winning ticket), attend a random event at the SXSW, a trade convention, or getting excited in the Coachella.   

That is now changed. In contrast, we propose that Engineered Kinetic Interaction creates a new energized synthetic crossroads.

By kinetically entering a novel energized environment, or a different vibrating space, and demanding a response, the manifestor, or entrepreneur forces a collision between their private reality and public scrutiny.

This is huge.

Elevating the Serendipitome: The Serendipitome is now transformed from a static framework into an energy charged kinetic field.  In this framework, random serendipity encounter is no longer a random arrival.

A serendipity encounter is the inevitable energy spark having been generated by the friction of two opposing forces.  

Consequently, we aren't waiting for the truth to emerge. Rather, we are energetically engineering the environment, so the truth has no other choice but to collide with us.

2. Algorithmic Engineering: Mathematical Predicted Serendipity

Social media algorithms are, by definition, engineered ecosystems of discovery. When a creator (like Nick Shirley or Drew Binski) uses "Algorithmic Engineering," they align their output with a higher statistical likelihood of internet virality.  Same is said about the act of querying a search engine. Same is now the new wave of creative prompting (“engineering of prompts”) of LLMs, resulting in a new reality as presented by the LLM agent report.

This is engineered serendipity at scale. 

And this is huge.

Elevating the Serendipitome:  here we introduce the use of Statistical Density. When you expose yourself in a "position of greater luck" (like Binski’s adventuring in 197 countries), you are increasing the surface area of the Global Serendipitome. By understanding the "hooks" that trigger the algorithm, you are essentially "salting the mine" of the digital landscape, ensuring that your message hits (“encounters”) the right people at the right time on viral dimensions

In other words, kinetic serendipity engineering is scaled by using statistical methods.

Thus, the field of statistics is part of the Global Serendipitome for both the sender and receiver.

3. Independent Crowdsourcing: The Decentralized Serendipitome

The Organic Start of Virality.

Traditional media newsrooms or the WH pressroom act as gatekeepers—they are the "bottlenecks" of serendipity. By bypassing these chock points and going directly to the field, "Serendipity Media Engineers" (podcasters, syndicated bloggers like us), leverage the collective eyes and ears of the community.  That is the organic start of internet global virality. From that point on reality takes new unrestricted and unpredictable shapes and forms.

We employ the form of Independent Random Crowdsourcing.

The Elevation of The Serendipitome: That is where the shift of the Serendipitome from the personal map to a distributed network takes place. When the "crowd" funds, contributes, votes, or validates the narrative, the serendipitous events are no longer limited to what is one person’s perception.

Instead, we create a "Guerrilla Serendipity Network” where thousands of people who act as sensors, are feeding "serendipitous" breaking news into the receiving central node.  Public opinion as is shaped by promotional market influencers are actually tools of the Global Serendipitome.

Our own syndicated blogging employs the multiplier effects of search engines’ “crawler” practices into multiple websites. 

When our blog in the Chinese or Spanish languages version is posted (in language other than English), it is globalized. It is likely to be serendipitously encountered by internet surfers anywhere from China to Chile.

In other words intellectual crowd sourcing amplifies the Global Serendipitome.

Thus, intellectual crowd sourcing is part of the Global Serendipitome.

4. Geographic Adventurism: Expanding the Horizon

The "peripatetic" nature of Drew Binski’s international exploration work highlights the importance of  Geographic and Social Adventurism. To encounter the truly random events, a serendipitor must leave the "home" coordinates of their personal Serendipitome.  The renowned novelist James Michener did just that – he moved from one continent to another and in his life time he authored over twelve different, locale-inspired, bestselling historical novels that made him rich and famous (starting with the Tales of the South Pacific). So did Paul Theroux with his Great Railway Bazaar.

Elevating the Serendipitome:  Adventure seeking exploratory travel represents the Expansion Phaseinto Global Serendipity. You cannot engineer serendipity if you stay in a closed loop.

By traveling to the "fringes" (geographic locales or distant social communities), we encounter "black swans" - people or events - who are extreme outliers that would never happen to us in a controlled, legacy environment. This territorial breakout elevates our worldview experience into the Global Serendipitome level, where the connections are no longer local, but universal. This discussion of the value of Adventurism pertains to the other various kinetic implications mentioned above.

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By treating humans not just as observers, but as Engineers of Random Events Chance, you elevate the Serendipitome to a higher tier - from a philosophical concept into a practical work tool for discoveries in the global Newtonian reality.

5. Sagacity: The Third Predicate of the Serendipitome.

Sagacity is the individual quality of the person who is discerning, sound-in- judgment, and a farsighted human.  It is the elusive talent of “connecting the dots.”  The neuropsychological characteristics of being discerning, sound-in-judgment, and farsighted are rooted in the mind’s high-level executive functioning, emotional regulation, and advanced neurocognitive integration.  Sagacity is a "virtuosity" or sovereignty over the materials and processes of production. It is the ability to "see what others don't" and to act on its potential when encountered.  This is not a matter of luck but the result of patiently acquired skill and expertise.

Elevating The Global Serendipitome: Collective Sagacity

The concept of the "global serendipitome" extends the principles of individual sagacity to the level of social systems and collective social intelligence. In this context, sagacity is no longer just a personal trait but a property of the "sagacious context" and the inter-relations between individuals.

Collective Sagacity and Social Capital

Collective sagacity refers to the ability of a community to harness the "wisdom of the crowd" while avoiding the "madness of the crowd". It is achieved through "synergistic partnerships" and community engagement, allowing for a shared sense of ownership in cognitive developmental paradigms.

One more name - Aristotle Onassis was one of the best serendipitors in the 20th century. He embodied all the talents and skills described above. More about Onassis will come in future papers.

Stated otherwise, we aren't just mapping the world:

Global Serendipitome is the machinery that forces the world to reveal itself to us.

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