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Epistemic Jiujitsu

Epistemic Jiujitsu — lean version [Intro] WORKING AS DESIGNED WORKING AS DESIGNED WHO DESIGNED IT? … WHO? [Beat enters] ONE MACHINE MANY MEETINGS EVERYTHING CONNECTS NOTHING TALKS THE NUMBERS ALIGN THE PEOPLE DO NOT [Refrain] THE PATTERN IS REAL THE PLAN IS OPTIONAL SAME RESULT DIFFERENT REASON THE PATTERN IS REAL THE PLAN IS OPTIONAL [Synth build] NO MASTER PLAN ONLY DEADLINES WHO OWNS THE LEVER? … OPEN A TICKET [Electronic pulse] YOUR ROBOT HAS ANSWERS MY ROBOT HAS QUESTIONS YOUR ROBOT REVIEWS MY ROBOT REPLIES YOUR ROBOT APPROVES WE CALL THIS ALIGNMENT [Drop] SPECIFIC IDENTICAL SIMULTANEOUS COORDINATED … DEFINE COORDINATED [Beat slams back] THE PATTERN PROVES DESIGN THE DESIGN PROVES THE PATTERN THE EVIDENCE IS THE PATTERN THE PATTERN IS THE EVIDENCE [Sudden silence] WE FOUND THE FINGERPRINT ON OUR OWN HAND [Impact] FIND THE HAND BEHIND THE HAND BEHIND THE— … NO HAND ONLY GLOVE [Slow, deadpan] THE CONTROL ROOM IS EMPTY WE FOUND THE CHAIR WE PROMOTED THE CHAIR THE MACHINE HAS NO OPERATOR THE OPERATORS HAVE NO MACHINE [Full stop] EPISTEMIC … JIU JITSU [Single pulse] DO NOT PUSH DO NOT PULL ASK THE QUESTION LET IT FALL [Breakdown — dry dialogue] MASTER WHAT IS THE SECRET? … DO NOT ARGUE WITH STUPID PEOPLE … I DO NOT THINK THAT IS CORRECT … YOU ARE CORRECT [Long pause] DISCUSSION COMPLETE [Outro] WORKING AS DESIGNED WHO DESIGNED IT? … THE PATTERN IS REAL THE PLAN IS OPTIONAL … WHO? … YOU ARE CORRECT … TUESDAY.