I've been building PRIM, an experimental computational project based on a simple question: Can persistent structure emerge from initially identical states through recurring interactions, without defining currencies, prices, groups, values or winners in advance? The proof-of-concept starts with 24 identical anonymous states. Interactions occur over time, and in PRIM those interactions affect the probabilities of future interactions. I compared it with a no-feedback control. After 50,000 events: PRIM: 2.67× highest-to-lowest activity difference Control: 1.07× I also tested persistence across checkpoints and independent restarts. Structure persisted strongly within individual histories, while different states emerged as strongest across separate symmetric runs. The next stage is testing admissibility — whether the emergent structure itself can determine what actions become possible. I've also launched a Kickstarter to fund that next stage. I'd be interested in what people here think of the project, especially what you'd test next.   submitted by   /u/pause_point [link]   [comments]