diff --git a/Concepts.md b/Concepts.md index c8ec872..b2cd186 100644 --- a/Concepts.md +++ b/Concepts.md @@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ This is a collection of concepts that are necessary for following & contributing ---- +**ABU Reaction** - Categorizing a post, article, or other published material as falling into one of three categories: new and apparently true, true but already known, and doubtful. + - _A - “true & useful, AND new to me”_ + - _B - “true & useful, but NOT novel”_ + - _U - “unclear, undefined, unknowable, or just flat out wrong”_ + - See [Rate Me: A, B, or U](https://defenderofthebasic.substack.com/p/rate-me-a-b-or-u) + +---- + **epistemic noise** - any information that makes it difficult to surface the truths the observer seeks. Usually because it's false, irrelevant, or worse: is true but guides you towards false conclusions.