FUC

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Fractal Universe Challenge!

Seeking the formula for a/the universe.

Lacking the math skills I cannot do it myself, but I wish to see this happen, therefore seeding this idea: the Fractal Universe Challenge! (FUC)

A competition on a few categories related to a computable (preferably addressable instead of a step-by-step all-previous-calculations-needed model) deterministic universe, self-contained and consistent, with result that can be reproduced by anybody following the instructions of the challenger.

The challenges I have been contemplating are:

Best Formula (of course)

Best Tutorial

Best Scenery

Best Chances for Life

Best Chances for Civilizations

Once a suitable pot is collected, let's say $ 10'000 or 25 bitcoins, one of the categories will become official, with proper deadlines to present competing works, times for the judges and audience to check out their validity, date for the votes to be counted and winners and runner-ups to be crowned.

The way it is going to work is: 1$ = 1 vote, transferrable according to 'liquid democracy' rules. If a donor wishes not to engage in the judging work but trusts the tastes and skills of somebody else for a category, they can transfer the decision-making ability for their shares of votes.

If no serious challenger is judged to deserve to be a winner or second place, the prize money will be kept for next year's challenge, along with what remains in the pot.

And a trick designed to keep interests high: Contributor once, contributor for life.

That will be achieved by assigning half of the prize to be distributed to the winners, and the other half waiting for the next challenge. And that will only mean that perpetual halving will keep going indefinitely.

A practical example. Let's say we get the $ 10'000 intended for a challenge. The money will be spread like this:

First prize: $2500

Second prize: $1500

Third prize: $1000

Reserved for next competition: $5000 (along with undelivered prizes of various challenges and the part of the pot that did not make it to bring a category to proper competition level reward).

On the next challenge those who contributed and voted still get a contribution portion and vote portion equal to the undelivered money.

I lack the mathematical skills to push development on the technical field myself, but I wish to see this explored in our world and will give it what I can, out of the box ideas, views on how to fold dimensions in resonance towards infinity, concepts on what can be called 'force', 'distance' or 'time', effort to reproduce the steps laid out by the challengers, ranking the competitors, helping organizing the FUC, and even occasional contributions to the prizes for the winners.

If you feel like me, come help.

If you feel like a challenger, even better!

References:

Liquid democracy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4lkCECSBFw