Looking around for Order: Stigmergy
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The universe has been unfolding for between 12 and 14 billion years, and in that time a good deal of order has emerged. Once established, order - such as a spiral - can, then become a model, a sample even, for further order - we need not ever begin from "scratch" in such an orderly ecology.
At the same time, however, we can begin from scratch - the simple interruption of one order that allows another to emerge. This principle of playing with already existing order is known as stigmergy, and can be a useful principle for collectively composing with wikis, finding connections/juxtapositions between expository statement for your 'zine, and much more. Instead of staring at a blank screen, trying to "produce" something out of nowhere, grab a template or a model and begin to play with and alter it. Troll for tropes, ape archetypes.
Definitional Review:
Begin with this definition of stigmergy and remix it until you understand it. What might be some sources of stigmergy for your rhetorical process?
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