The Emergence Machine

Cocooning

abstract · Psychology · Level 5 · E6

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Emergence definition

Cocooning is staying inside one's home out of fear, often due to a change in circumstances or a perceived threat, resulting in a temporary state of isolation and confinement.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “cocooning” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “cocooning”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
cocooning
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0CocooningHomeInsideBuildingStateSurfaceStayForceFormLandChangeActionExistenceExtentEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesCocooningL5ChangeL1StayL2StateL3HomeL4InsideL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    Understanding change helps understand the state-related concept of cocooning
  • Stay L2 (requires)
    Staying inside one's home out of fear.
  • State L3 (requires) Politics sense
    cocooning requires understanding state as a foundational concept
  • Home L4 (requires)
    Staying inside one's home out of fear.
  • Inside L4 (requires)
    Staying inside one's home out of fear.