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That you have to believe in it for it to work.  I don't even actually "believe" in it per se, I just started playing with it and seeing what happened, made up a deity to see what happened, and then thing got weird.  Magic is a lot of "act as if" and when you do that enough, the Universe starts to believe you.

Unironically, this is also how startups work

You have to deeply believe in the new reality you’re building, act as if it’s inevitable, and eventually “the Universe starts to believe you”

Just make sure your deity is not AGI though 🤣

The difference between the Con Artist and the Entrepreneur is parallel to the difference between the Magician and the Scientist: One leaves space to grow into truth and the other remains forever trapped in a trick.

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Agreed, but slight caveat that the cosmic magic @thecurioushermit is talking about is different from the performative magic that just tricks people

@thecurioushermit do you have a link to a cast or article explaining what cosmic magic is?  I hadn't heard of it.