A zettelkasten seems to be an independent entity that you can have a conversation (Zettelkasten surprises with new ideas) with. You influence it, and it influences you. Even though it is not a living being, it is a shifting/growing/pseudo-alive entity, even if only as an extension of you. The zettelkasten starts to gain a personality of its own, independent of you.

I posit that all systems have a personality and can therefore follow their interests, each within their sphere (Zettelkasten surprises with new ideas) and capacity.

Examples

• A Zettelkasten will begin to surface and direct your thoughts for you based on previous connections you've already made.
• A game focused on systems will seem to behave certain ways based on how it's played:
  • Speedrunning Mario 64 will lead players down certain paths because of the structure of the systems itself. Mario 64 has a different speedrunning personality than other games, and therefore optimizes itself in different ways than a casual playthrough would.
• Aggressive Play Rewarded in Bloodborne Game

Citations

[2]: Genesis 1:12,21

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