Talk:Rakan/@comment-26128186-20170711095438/@comment-28977071-20170711141743

The term 'similar' in common language is very very subjective.


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In the information theory, an attempt to choose a self-reparing encoding for data transmission, while still maximizing the entropy (the information density), leads to the problem of stuffing as many N-dimensional balls as possible into the smallest possible space. You set the minimum allowed difference for two arbitrary valid words and you get the ball perimeter. So far it's objective.

Now when one is interested in similarity, rather than a pure amount of difference, the things become more vague. Especially since the champ's uniqueness is a non-scalar qualitative measure. Thus the perimeter won't be exactly defined and what seems to be too close for one person, can appear to be too much for another.


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The task with new champs is very similar to any other form of the art- films, literature, etc. The overly mass production of the current civilization've tossed so many balls into the space of possiblities already, that for each consecutive ball it becomes harder and harder to be unique at the very same level of authenticity as it was possibly, let's say, 100 years ago. Every unique piece of art restrains the space for uniqueness available for each other masterwork that's going to follow.

I do understand that a common member of the current consumer society demands still more and more, but the facts are that even though the space of possiblities is potentially infinite, we humans are restricted by our own possibilities within it. And in accordance with the current trend, that free space in our possible subspace of space of possibilities is becoming thinner and thinner.


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TLDR; Creating a unique champ is a similar task to writing a unique book or making a unique film. As a consumer, you naturally desire more of those high quality cookies, but this state cannot be maintained infinitely without the expansion of human possibilities themselves. Maybe try being a producer instead, and invent something truly unique by yourself that won't resemble anything known so far. I'm sure that Rito'll gladly get inspired by a great concept if you let'em know, maybe they'll even offer you a job as a talented designer, you know -_-

No offense or mocking meant, sir.