Master Table of Contents
This master document serves as the navigational index for the expanded, editorially enhanced edition of “The Singularity of Friction.”
Volume I: The Narrative Substrate
| # | Chapter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| — | Preface: A Warning from the Substrate | The framing — why this book exists and who should read it |
| — | Introduction: The Moment the System Snaps | The Singularity of Friction defined; the two remaining paths |
| 1 | The Historical Foundation (The 312-Year Arc) | The 7x Acceleration Law, the AI Wall, the Millennial Mirror |
| 2 | The Architecture of Cycles (The Mismatched Clocks) | Five colliding temporal rhythms driving the Singularity |
| 3 | The Strategic Concept (The Mechanics of Shear) | Synthesis vs. Transition; AI as an OS; the Present Paradox |
| — | Interlude I: The Talking Heads Paradox | Why media discourse has decoupled from reality |
| 4 | The Institutional Audit (The Great Inversion) | Education Shear, Resilience Scorecard, Sovereign AI |
| 5 | The Actionable Playbook (Zero-Lag ROI) | PMaaS, TechBio, RegTech, GeoAI; the Zero-Lag Portfolio |
| 6 | The 2027 Forecast (The Shear Stress Event) | The G7 Moratorium, Legacy vs. Synthesis World |
| — | Interlude II: The View from Abu Dhabi | The Sovereign Nexus and the G42 Kernel |
| 7 | The V2 Frontier (The Gap Directives) | Thermodynamic Wall, Adversarial Synthesis, Biological API, Irrational Value |
| 8 | The Boiling Frog Paradox (Phase Transition) | Passive Decay vs. Active Phase Transition |
| 9 | The Species Shear (The Biological API) | The 200ms Problem; neural interfaces; expertise as Synthetic Permission |
| 10 | The Irrational Value Gap (The Human Moat) | Physical Provenance, Irrationality, Biological Presence |
| 11 | The Roadmap (The V-Architecture of the Singularity) | V1 through V4 Cycles; strategic calendar |
| — | Conclusion: The Sovereign Mandate | The three mandates: Automate, Fuse, Synthesize |
Volume II: The Archive of Power
| # | Section | Description |
|---|---|---|
| — | Afterword: The Final Strategic Order | The Architecture of Abandonment; Fortress Nodes |
| A | Appendix A: The No-Lag Tactical Manual | Architectural Overhang, Flows vs. Projects, First-Mover Synthesis |
| B | Appendix B: Market Re-Valuation | Cliff-Face Correction, Boiled Frog Liquidation, Bitcoin Vibration Test, Gold |
| C | Appendix C: Glossary & Research Compendium | 11 key terms defined; 5 research file summaries |
V1 Cycle Finalized. Definitive Edition (v2.0) Published.
The Secession has Begun.