The Revelation Tax

We traded warmth for efficiency. We traded memory for measurement. We traded the unquantifiable for the trackable.

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REVELATION TAX RECEIPT

bits revealed: 0

Landauer min heat: 0.0 J

real heat (×10^12): 0.0 J

warmth lost: 0%

irreversible scar: 0.0

Forgetting is an operation. Like measurement, it costs energy.