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A threshold that is a gradient up close

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A Conversation with John Werner (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

A mountain looks like a single point from far away and resolves into foothills as you approach. If the Singularity has the same shape, there is no moment to mark — only the recognition, late, that you have been climbing for a while.

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2026-02-04: A threshold is reframed as a gradient already underway

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A threshold that is a gradient up close
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