Comment by nettalk83

This article explores a speculative model for understanding why modern civilization often feels "low-resolution" — using the metaphor of JPG (lossy compression) vs. PNG (lossless layers).

It's not a prediction or a claim of truth, but a conceptual lens for thinking about meaning, context, trust, identity, and AI in a period of rapid discontinuity.

The piece introduces three speculative frameworks: • OntoMesh (8-layer structure of meaning + civilization), • PTI (Phase Transition of Intelligence), • HPE (Hybrid Process Ecology), a metaphor for adaptive civilizational systems.

Posting here to invite critical discussion: Is "lossy vs. lossless" a useful metaphor for technological civilization? Where does the analogy break? What alternative models make more sense?

Curious to hear perspectives from engineers, researchers, systems thinkers, and skeptics.