Information Ecosystem — v9 · Step 1
Information Ecosystem
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Row labels — y values at center of each row
IDEAS
ACTORS
EDITORS
CHANNELS
SELECTORS
AUDIENCES
BELIEFS
IDEAS RAIN y=30 h=48 bottom=78
ACTORS y=92 h=62 bottom=154
Experts
Institutions
Advocates
actors → editors alley=18px
EDITORS y=172 h=62 bottom=234
Filtering
what passes through
Selection
what gets amplified
Evaluation
what earns credibility
editors → three channels alley=18px
CHANNELS y=252 h=90 bottom=342 Title center=263, divider=274, text lines=289/303/317
Channel A
targeting engagement
reach over depth
reaction over durability
Channel B
targeting engagement
reach over depth
reaction over durability
Channel Z
targeting engagement
reach over depth
reaction over durability
channels → selectors alley=18px
SELECTORS y=360 h=62 bottom=422 Title center=391, subtitle center=409
Evaluation
what I judge credible
Opt-In Choice
which channels I follow
Algorithmic Feed
what surfaces within channel
selectors → enclaves alley=18px
ENCLAVES y=440 h=74 bottom=514 Title center=458, divider=470, texts=485/499
Enclave A
locally coherent
tribally credible
Enclave B
locally coherent
tribally credible
Enclave Z
locally coherent
tribally credible
FRAGMENT LINES y1=514 y2=532 alley=22px
COLLISION ZONE y=536 h=68 bottom=604 Waist depth exactly 17px (1/4 box height) = 50% constriction. Waist top y=553 (536+17), waist bottom y=587 (604-17).
FLOW LINES through constriction passages, vertically centered in passage Passage center y = (553+587)/2 = 570. Lines at 566/570/574
Idea Sorting Zones
partial views that resist convergence
MARGIN ARROWS — full strokes, arrowhead tips advanced 9px beyond round cap
SUPPLY
DEMAND
ATTENTION
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