hyperstition

hyperstition is a concept where fictions or ideas influence reality. it’s like self-fulfilling prophecies on steroids. coined by cybernetic culture research unit (ccru), it suggests that some ideas, when circulated, can create the conditions for their own realization. it’s like if a myth or a meme was so pervasive it actually caused real-world changes. think of it as belief systems that bootstrap themselves into existence. it’s often discussed in the context of cultural and technological narratives, where imagined futures impact present actions and eventually become real.