Lexicon · term

Preserved dissent

Conflicting judgments stored attributed and in tension rather than resolved away; the conflict is information, and this year’s rejected opinion is routinely next decade’s ruling.

Used in

Cathedral of the mind

Building shared knowledge that outlasts its builders

Introduced here.
Preserved dissent

A knowledge structure that keeps its minority opinions can correct itself
Prose is not behavior

A checker that cannot tell a mention from a use puts a price on explaining yourself

Used in

Cathedral of the mind

Preserved dissent

Prose is not behavior