The average tweet dies in 18 minutes. This makes ideas 97x more valuable."
While the original post frames remixing as conversation, we're overlooking its potential as the first API for collective intelligenceโwhere ideas grow like compounding startups.
Case Study: How Anthropic Used Remixing Logic
Before their $5B valuation, Anthropic's researchers:
Published constitutional AI principles
Crowdsourced remixes from:
Ethicists (added bias frameworks)
Game theorists (improved incentive structures)
Three Paradigm Shifts:
1๏ธโฃ From Attribution to Equity
Current systems: Credit decays as ideas spread
Remixing 2.0: Embedded "idea equity" where:
โข Original post = 50% base ownership
โข Each verified remix claims 5-15% stake
2๏ธโฃ The Anti-Fragility Flywheel
Examples:
A climate policy remixed by:
โ Jakarta slum dwellers (practical constraints)
โ Carbon traders (market mechanisms)
3๏ธโฃ Talent Discovery Through Idea Darwinism
Most genius dies in silos
Remixing surfaces who consistently improves ideas
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