The Emergence Machine

Couch Surfing

abstract · Psychology · Level 9 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Couch-surfing is the practice of moving from one friend or relative's house to another and sleeping in whatever spare space is available because it involves a temporary state of reduced consciousness and decreased responsiveness to the environment, which is facilitated by a self-contained, enclosed structure with a roof and walls designed to provide shelter and space for human activities, and a bond that arises from a mutually supportive and affectionate relationship.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
couch surfing
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L4L3L2L1L0Couch SurfingFriendPersonSleepBodyRelationshipHouseOrganismBuildingCellState… intermediate l…ForceFormLandLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesCouch SurfingL9ChangeL1StateL3HouseL4SleepL7FriendL8E1 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 couch-surfing
  • State L3 (requires) Politics sense
    couch surfing requires understanding state as a foundational concept
  • House L4 (requires)
    Practice of moving from one friend or relative's house to another and sleeping in whatever spare space is available.
  • Sleep L7 (requires)
    Practice of moving from one friend or relative's house to another and sleeping in whatever spare space is available.
  • Friend L8 (requires)
    Practice of moving from one friend or relative's house to another and sleeping in whatever spare space is available.