Ever wondered how the world can be local in quantum theory? Here is my full explanation of the problem and its solution without complicated mathematics (links in comments):

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"Drawing on the central themes of the holographic universe, non-commutativity and the collapse of superpositions, Žižek evolves a quantum-inspired ontology which reinvents the historical materialism of Hegel and Heidegger." 🤡🤡🤡

@DKedmey @ConjectureInst Thanks David! I've always seen them as one and the same. Civilization is necessary for the growth of knowledge, and knowledge is necessary for civilization. Hence, a love for mathematics (or any subject) requires a defense of civilization against barbarism and dogma.

@PaulRRobichaud I'm inspired by Paul's enthusiasm for the subjects he loves and his happy-warrior stance in defense of the West. Many have been through — and many remain trapped in — the same ordeal. Let us know at @ConjectureInst; we’ll see what we can do to help.

The position was not offered, and I have not sought one since. I cannot pledge allegiance to administrative ritual or temporal dogma. My reverence is reserved for the eternal truths of mathematics and their contribution to civilization. Non serviam! (2/2)

I once sought a professorship in mathematics. The interview was purely about how I would petition petty bureaucratic commitees for funding and pleading fealty to fleeting ideologies. My research, the soul of my work, was never mentioned. (1/2)

The evolution of our universe from its first moment is described by quantum theory's most fundamental tool: elegant matrix multiplication. Its non-commutativity is at the core of some of the most beautiful ideas in quantum theory, like Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.

The defense of civilization is non-negotiable. We cannot coexist with apologists for dictatorships. We cannot coexist with conspiracy theorists. We cannot coexist with those who blame Jews for everything. We cannot coexist with those who are willing to distort the truth.

The point: Many theorists need the logic of Many-Worlds for their ideas. Assuming a measurement is just a "larger unitary" (no collapse) or that an agent can be in superposition is the Many-Worlds. They find these ideas convenient, even necessary, then deny their reality.

For certain purposes... we find it convenient to assume agents can be in superposition, or that all measurements are just larger unitaries. These ideas can be true or false, according as we need them. Have you forgotten doublethink?

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Exactly. I was flabbergasted when I saw this result. It renders obsolete a substantial proportion of all past research in the foundations of quantum theory. Bizarrely, some of that research is still happening regardless.

It took me years of my life to formally prove this little sentence. To the uninitiated, the statement is obviously true. To an orthodox quantum physicist, it is oblivious false. To those who understand the underlying mathematics, it is simply beautiful.

Boole set out to formalize the "Laws of Thought." In his landmark master's thesis (1937), Claude Shannon showed that those same laws were the blueprint for electrical circuits, thus laying the groundwork for the entire digital revolution.

Post-war "New Math" was no fad. In Germany, it was a reclamation of lost foundational culture. My favorite books, Grundzüge der Mathematik (1958), were key to this "new start," rebuilding the great tradition the Nazis had shattered. (5/5)

The Nazis rejected this deep, abstract thought as "un-German" and "Jewish." They instead promoted "Deutsche Mathematik"—a low-quality, ideology-driven focus on "intuitive" geometry and applied math that produced no significant results and left German mathematics in ruins. (4/5)

This intellectual core was destroyed in 1933. The "Civil Service Law" fired all Jewish professors. This included Emmy Noether (the mother of modern algebra), Richard Courant, Edmund Landau, and Paul Bernays. The foundational school was effectively exiled. (3/5)

What was the Göttingen school? Led by giants like Hilbert and Klein, it focused on Grundlagenforschung (foundational research). They moved beyond applied problems to ask, "What is mathematics?" Their emphasis on abstraction, axiomatics, and structure led to modern maths. (2/5)

In the 1920s, Göttingen was the undisputed Mecca of mathematics. In 1934, after the Nazis purged it, the education minister asked Hilbert: "How is mathematics in Göttingen, now that it is free of the Jews?" Hilbert replied: "There is no mathematics in Göttingen anymore." (1/5)

Do not confuse the academic with the scholar. The scholar pursues truth through deep thought. The academic manages a bureaucracy of emails and committees. Its first casuality is scholarship.