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12 timestamped hits 8 source readings 2 extracted notes Newest source: 2026-06-25, day precision Aliases: frictions

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Friction

A source-grounded reading of a five-hour hybrid workshop that begins with Macbeth and ends by turning Purgatory, free will, tragedy, envy, and generosity into one model of human transformation.

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A source-grounded reading of a five-hour hybrid workshop that begins with Macbeth and ends by turning Purgatory, free will, tragedy, envy, and generosity into one model of human transformation.

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope (2026-06-25, day precision).

Most connected source readings: Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope; Final Examination: Collapse, Imagination, and the Soul's Purpose; Trump in China as a Grand Bargain Engine.

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Key Notes

Jiang causal model stated on 2025-11-04 about present and near-term financial management.

model

Jiang argues that the purpose of digital-financial control is to create enough friction in transactions that people cannot stage a run on the banks, allowing a semi-comatose system to keep functioning.

Timestamped Evidence

Stories Win The Game

2025-07-11, day precision · Geo-Strategy Update #5: The Universal Law of Game Theory

Transcript

"The first reason is it's really hard to maintain the secrecy of a conspiracy. Eventually, words are going to leak out that these people..."

Stories Win The Game

2025-07-11, day precision · Geo-Strategy Update #5: The Universal Law of Game Theory

Transcript

"...her self -interest in a conspiracy. And that immediately leads to friction, conflict, debate. So this creates friction in the relationship. So subconscious coordination..."

Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope

2026-06-25, day precision · Dante #10: Purgatory Cantos 5-14

Transcript

"...deepened by the way characters rub up against each other the friction of characters that's a difference between drama and an epic poem that..."

Creativity Is A Scientific Rebellion

2026-04-05, day precision · Professor Jiang on teaching for creativity, agency, and empowerment @PredictiveHistory

Transcript

"...think that's what I need to go to. And there's no friction. There's no sort of hierarchy. There's no sort of distance between the..."

Iran As Chokepoint, Canada As Toxic Asset

2026-01-22, day precision · Trump's War on Iran / Davos / Canada-China Relations w/ Prof. Jiang Xueqin of Predictive History

Transcript

"...This corresponds to volumes in the year prior to recent trade frictions on these imports representing less than 3 % of the Canadian market..."

Relevant Lectures And Readings

Macbeth's Deed And Dante's Hope

2026-06-25, day precision · alias-match

Reading

A source-grounded reading of a five-hour hybrid workshop that begins with Macbeth and ends by turning Purgatory, free will, tragedy, envy, and generosity into one model of human transformation.

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