Boubakiki and puns are related somehow. Both mess with the separation of meaning and pointing functions of language and the illusion that words are leakproof abstractions
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Trying to elevate my shitposting to the status of serious ontological inquiry so I can deduct it on my taxes as research expenses somehow
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First I thought you were talking about Nicolas Boubakiki, the famous group of french mathematicians
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Wondering how do you classify bouba/kiki in your mind...As in what basic heuristics do you use beyond round/edges or general/details?
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Boubakiki is almost like the inverse of a pun
With puns, you make absurd connection based on phonetically similar words
With boubakiki, you make a weirdly meaningful connection based on ineffable concepts
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Do you see an end-game answering a) if the distinction is "objectively" perceivable (vs. only your own neural net), b) if long-term interesting?
Christopher Alexander spent years classifying "living" architecture, became central to his program, beyond a good shitpost.




