Information, Control and AI

 There are two issues to be dealt with:

1st is Information source, sink & transmission.

2nd is 'Control'.

Vis-a-vis Information source, sink & transmission:

A question that one should be asking oneself is: What's easier - controlling information broadcast from one source (used to be State-owned) or that which is generated by millions?

In fact there is a democratization & dispersion in information generation that many ‘skeptics' dislike.

40 years ago, there were only state broadcasters (in India), then private broadcasters appeared. Because of them, information generation, its quality & dispersion improved with more viewpoints expressed, which were many a times opposing to those of State. Imagine the challenges that the state must have faced since then, vis-à-vis those years when State was the only broadcaster.

Situation now

After Twitter, FB etc.: Now information sources are no more monopolized, every human is a source of information. Information market has become a buyer's market from a supplier's. This means that the situation of past with few information suppliers vis-a-vis innumerable consumers, is reversed. Today, for every event there are various points of view available for each individual’s consumption. Therefore, there is lesser possibility of influence. Because there always are supporters for every type of conceivable view available online.

Counter-intuitive conclusion: Yes! The possibility of influence is constantly decreasing not increasing!!!

In earlier times, if one held a view and the official line opposed it, all evidences pointing to contrary disappeared (in fact 'A shining City on a hill’ by Come Carpentier talks about this in depth). Truth was that, which was published and invariably accepted. So most people had no option but to change their view assuming that they are wrong (this change of view indeed is real influence). Today every event has all possible aspects expressed. Therefore, there are supporters for every conceivable view and hence, lesser need to change one's view resulting into meager need of influence. A good example are 2019 Indian General Elections in which it is evident that media influence is on a declining curve. There is a channel for each type of view. Therefore, viewers tend to watch the ones confirming their biases rather than challenging them. 

Results:

1) Complete lack of coordination... and we are seeing this. Free availability & close to universal access of various viewpoints, arguments and evidences to each of these views & corresponding supporter base for such opinions, create, what I term a digital anarchy. Statistical results emerging from such digital anarchies are actually least influenced. But they largely carry forward the pre-determined biases of the subscribers.

2) Information recognition goes microscopic. In social sciences, like in pure sciences – we are going smaller & smaller in our capability to recognize, measure, count and consequently manipulate from macro to nano (like the chip line-resolution). Every view has started to count, because it is now visible! Microscopic information analysis brings in lot of ‘unconscious-information’. A lot of our actions are ‘unconscious‘ (sub conscious or semiconscious). We might not do them (or do more intensely) would we be asked to think about them before doing. This is the social dark matter, which is under-reported and unchecked. Especially in less diverse & isolated societies. Microscopic information collection enables discovery of this social dark matter. And this dark matter is often counter-intuitive and unsettling.

3) The social dark matter is creating newer and newer individual identification paradigms beyond the ones we knew – finger prints, voice, face recognition etc. It means, latest technologies will enable identifying (finding) people using completely new counter-intuitive individual attributes, not known to the service subscribers. Otherwise said, ‘n^th degree sorting or profiling’ to the extent of identifying every individual.

4) In my book ‘Transformers’, I provided a generic (can’t resist mathematical approach!) definition for Power. It being equal to the number of people that one’s decision influences, times the number of years that the change is sustained (also termed as 'period of influence', because once the change become’s a normative, it looses its position as a subject of influence). Applying mind, one realizes that the Power of State and other Powerful Agents is actually waning, while the power of unknown, initially powerless individuals, is increasing. In fact, Mark Zuckerburg is an excellent example of latter. He was nobody a few years ago, but is today the greatest influencer, surely surpassing Chengez Khan, the other great!

Information Transmission is also completely out of control of state & is indeed not even in control of Facebook, because the end device is fed by mobile and communication companies. Facebook indeed is not even a content creator, as they only provide access for exchange of content. Secondly, they have many competitors. So there is no fear of ownership or monopoly of channels or transmission.

Uncordinated Truth
Millions of mouths are giving millions of views and hence, we are not getting one directed and coordinated 'truth'. This is unpalatable to the traditional ruling elite and most humans, whose comfort zone at best extended to a maximum of two views – ‘for’ the motion and ‘against’ the motion.

Infodynamics

Instantaneously computed & rapidly, ever-changing statistics of views is also very counter-intuitive and unsettling and beyond the human comfort zone, currently.

Change Misnomer - Information Age and inevitability of automation and AI
"We live in information age". Sure you heard this oft quoted title given to our epoch starting with 90s, when world wide web was cast. My argument - we always lived in information age, even thousands of years ago survival depended on information delivery and decision making. Examples - availability of water predictions in a river for a village on riverside. Or advancing armies etc. 
So what has changed now, if we always lived in information age? 
It is apparently the type of information and more critically the velocity of information.
Change in type is apparent with change in subject matters of human interest. But its the 'velocity' that's more interesting and crucial.  Kindly note that I used the word velocity not speed, because Information to my discovery, is a (social) vector quantity. It has a direction. Even if scientific papers on quantum statistics and theory of fields was to be broadcasted, only those who understand or appreciate will receive it. Because epistemological infornation converts into knowledge only as dependencies of new information are created with an existing core of knowledge (thoroughly described in my book Transformers). Else, the info is useless for the recipient. Indeed, I am using vector only for lack of a better mathematical concept because ideal way would have been to express information as a directed cone(s) (or even other 2D shapes) radiating from the point of information source - as the direction of information is not single but could cover multiple disjoined ranges. The capability of mankind to vary the head (range) of radiating information is an immensely recent acquisition. Example-  a political party broadcasting its views on development to a large vector cone while delivering a racially toned message to a sliver thin vector of specific electorate without disturbing the large electorate which is concerned only about development. Implications of tgis capability are still to be assessed. 

Velocity of information is a critical change that is happening. Higher velocity of information (more bytes per second) along with handling of different directions/vectors of different or same information concurrently is forcing social agents (people organizations, Governments etc.) to enhance the rate of decision-making. This is the bedrock of automation and requirement of sensors and autodecision making paradigms like AI.
Hence, automation, AI, use of sensors for collection of unbiased information and algorithmic making of decisions (incl social) about various aspects of life of people, their interaction amongst themselves and with State is inevitable.

Information Sink

With a stark increase in the number of literate people in the world, the sink size has increased substantially. Therefore, there are more and more people consuming information for decision-making. It is important to mention that every sink is now a source as well. Thereby, creating a network effect on information processing!

Control

‘Control’ means differently in pure and social sciences – leading to an oft-occurring conflict in understanding and expression. In pure sciences, control means - controlling the inputs, while outputs are left to complicated dependencies. In social sciences ‘control’ means ensuring directed human action or inaction. Digital action is increasing exponentially, but at the cost of physical action. With shifting of action to cyberspace there will be lesser reasons to bomb or kill, which is way better than killing for fear and control. Hence, vis-à-vis current or past situation, digital control when exercised will be bloodless and less destructive, than physical one. It is not an ideal platonic situation, but it is much better than how it used to be. Increased literacy & online dispersion of innumerable viewpoints will only reduce the controllability.

Control me

One other major differences between ‘control’ in pure science and social sciences is that in pure sciences the outcome or subject never asks to be controlled. In social sphere control is not always thrust. Many a times it is desired by the subject. Mankind created State to transfer control from the King/dynasty to its elected representatives. Yet through the State the population desires for exercise of control.

Control is needed for coordination. Complete lack of control will mean lack of coordination. As a matter of fact, a very large proportion of people desire and ask for control as that is their zone of least resistance and comfort. All non-spontaneous rights and wrongs are mere human constructs (vis-a-vis clearly identifiable spontaneous one’s) therefore, all such non-spontaneous actions need coordination (through control). This ensures that those, who do not agree with a proposed action, thereby terming it wrong, still work towards the coordinated (and termed ‘right’ by the majority or those in power) end by remainder.

Central Control & Authority

This is the biggest challenge we face, with lots of life-actions shifting to digital realm, it is easier to wallop large swaths of population, but only through disruption, because anything other than ‘switching-off’ will have numerous opposing public opinions expressed immediately, thereby establishing an equilibrium through variety of views. All subscription based enterprises survive till people want them to – remember Orkut and millions of others, who die, without a shriek. Therefore, if disruption (‘switching off’) is avoided and safeguarded through an international body like UN and ratified by all participating Governments, almost everything will stand resolved. There should be a clear understanding that any Company with more than 1 billion subscribers cumulatively everywhere/anywhere in the world will be considered as a Global Utility, such that any disruption by such utility of its services to any major group of people or nation(s), will initiate a process of operational takeover for restoration of services to the said group/nation(s). There could be other additional proscriptions.

Technological progress has brought in peer-controlled mechanisms versus central control and authority

Blockchain is an excellent example of peer-conciliation mechanism, vis-à-vis central authority. Unfortunately, not many people know about all that is happening in technology, in minutiae.

Artificial Intelligence

Almost all hunters were unemployed, as mankind shifted to cultivation. Today, we have completely forgotten hunting skills, yet we are successfully surviving. A few thousand years ago, it would have been unthinkable. Artificial intelligence will affect existing jobs, but mankind will devise completely new kinds of jobs.

Socialism and welfare state has completely skewed our understanding of ‘Jobs’. Instead of considering ‘job’ to be an activity that generates value, which can be exchanged and is in demand, we comprehend it more like a dole or an obligation of the State, depending on what type of state one lives in. So, while technology always impacts jobs, the doomsday being foretold by self professed 'experts' can be junked.

What if procreation is a job

Here is the other counter-intuitive idea – what if procreation is also a job that is executed for specific needs. Let’s now assume that AI & Robots start replacing humans, would this not lead to lesser birth rates, thereby shrinking the overzealous population growth and easing the environmental crisis that mankind is confronting.

The doer and the orderer locations

Technology will further separate job executor's location from the job’s beneficiary’s location. Today, only Research and IT jobs are executed remotely. In future, I foresee a Manhattan hair cutting saloon being run by skilled Indian barbers sitting in Noida or Gurgaon, while the Robot on the other side, clones actions of the Indian barber, who performs the cutting on a virtual holographic image of the walk-in customer's hairy skull. So the robot does not think on its own, but just clones actions. ‘Jobs’ will change and so shall the society and the social contracts. The process will go through multiple metastates and will surely generate newer types of jobs.

Artificial Intelligence is the medium and/or the catalyst in progress, not an end in itself. 
It aids discovery by establishing the unknown dependencies/relations, which are otherwise difficult to establish. It does not think on its own, because it works on the ‘principle of optimal outputs'. Human existence is a suboptimal activity. Artificial Intelligence, foundationally, is unlike human thinking, though the word ‘intelligence’ makes one believe in contrary. As an example, kindly think - Are our societies run on principle of intelligence and optimization? One has to be living in a La La Land to assume that. Often people are governed & guided by suboptimal, if not unintelligent leaders. Nothing of what humans do, is geared for optimization. Optimization requires elimination of bias, while human beings are all about biases. There is no such algorithm, as of now that has a bias to choice of sub-optimal solutions. Following is an example – in a set of numbers {2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 22, 5, 4, 2}, it is easy to identify the highest or the smallest number. But if one is asked to choose one such number that is not the highest or the lowest in the set, there is no solution to the query in absence of ‘bias’. But now let’s introduce a bias – say, the said number should be even. Then one can quickly identify it as ‘4’. But without ‘bias’ the solution is indeterminant.
Way back, starting 1962, Thomas Kuhn showcased how development happens in paradigms. I created an interesting way to understand paradigm shifts. Imagine scientific progress to be represented by the height traversed oonthe said tree. Lets further imagine travelling on the trunk of this scientific progress tree with a vision range of just 1mm (we assume, nothing is visible far ahead). Imagine getting to a division, that is, to a ‘new’ branch which seems inclined towards the sky for next 1mm. Now imagine one digresses to this branch, not knowing the destination (owing to 1mm vision). Such branching out keeps on happening at various levels subject to the height always increasing, till one reaches the tip of a leaf, beyond which, there is nowhere to go. It is then, that one travels backs to the most recent ‘other option’ branch to then go to that ‘next’ branch & travel till the end of another leaf, hopefully at a higher level than the prior leaf. Each such act of going back & shifting to another branch to then rise further is termed ‘paradigm shift’. Humans, therefore are in the business of discovering ‘new’, not essentially ‘best’ or optimal solutions. And all the discoveries for non-spontaneous actions, processes & ideas can be attributed to biases.

So artificial human thinking (not to be confused with artificial intelligence), is not happening in near future. At least not until quantum computing fully matures to traverse an entire tree – to each of the leaf’s tip in a short period of time. There are higher chances of human thinking being replaced by artificial machine thinking thereafter. But it is not happening in the next two decades.

So don’t worry. Artificial intelligence is not dreadful!

It is too intelligent and optimal to win a battle with us.

Hindi poem - एक विचार ही तो हैं हम सब

होने से पहले और होने के बाद,
एक विचार ही तो हैं हम सब |

विचारों और सपनों की दुनिया है अच्छी,
जहां मैं भी हूँ तुम्हारे ही जैसा,
तुम्हे छूता हूँ, हूँ गले भी लगाता,
वो आमोद है जो ना खुली आँख आता|

खुली आँख से तो, जो आमों को देखूँ,
वहीं तुम बसे हो, कहीं बस छुप्पे हो,
खाते हुए आमों को लगता है मुझे ऐसे,
मुह है ये मेरा, पर  जुबां है तेरी,
मेरी भूख है, पर है संतुष्टी तेरी,
क्योंकी संतुष्टी भी रहती है वहीं पे,
जहां माला करते हो तुम विचार बन के।
तुम हो एक विचार और हम भी बनेगें,
वहीं पे रहेंगे जहां तुम हो रहते,
बस तुम हो मेरे में, हम होंगे किसी में,
एक विचार बनके वहीं पे रहेंगे,
क्योंकी
होने से पहले और होने के बाद,
एक विचार ही तो हैं हम सब |

Punjabi Poem - Parantan (परांतां - साडे जीवन दी कहानी)

परांतां - साडे जीवन दी कहानी

तों परांतां,

तक परांतां।

जम परांतां,

दस परांतां,          (मुनियादि)

वडं परांतां,          (मिठाई बांटना)

झाडं परांतां।

झूठ परातां

सच परातां

दूध परांतां

दही परांतां

पयार परांतां

दुलार परांतां

भूख परांतां

धृास परांतां

यज्ञ परांतां,

आग परांतां,

घी परांतां

घा परांतां             (सामगृि)

मिठा परांतां,

सिठां परातां,

पूज परांतां,

पब परांतां।

खेड परांतां    (वयाह वेले खेडेया गाना)

छेड परांतां

जित परांतां

हार परांतां

जप परांतां

तप परांतां

गुन परातां

पुन परातां

विच परांतां

पार परांतां

जग परांतां

बुझ परांतां

तों परांतां

तक परांतां

Deepak Loomba

Kashmir & Pakistan - an analytical approach for all Indians full of rage after #Pulwama

Kashmir & Pakistan - an analytical approach for all Indians full of rage after #Pulwama

Feeling rage on the cold-blooded murder of Indian Soldiers?

Thinking how/where to direct it? Here is an analytical guide with some out of the box solutions for the J&K issue:

Category 1: Pakistanis, supporting terrorism under the garb of jihad & want India balkanized. One can safely assume pakarmy+isi as one of them.
Important note: It is important to mention that we in India understand jihad as spiritual seeking, as in Sufi Islamic reevayat.
Proposed Action: Shun them, pour your iRage over them. iDecimate them. Let the Indian State/Army, do whatsoever it feels needs to be done, to them. They are in skillful hands of Indian Generals.

Category 2: Pakistanis, who support their establishment (pakarmy+isi), but are against terrorism.
Proposed Action: Don’t bother about them, they are simpletons, who do not know that this very pakarmy-isi duo is the womb of terrorism. They are not worth your rage & time. Neglect them. Unsure though, it seems to me that this class includes the Right Honest P. M. of Pakistan.

Category 3: Pakistanis, who do not support their army, are against terrorism, but can’t do anything. Apparently – there is little room for thinking souls in Pakistan.
Proposed Action: Invoke them, support them, they are sensible people. They need our support to fight military hegemony within their own society.

Category 4: Kashmiris, who prefer dying for global terrorism, then to live in India, because they believe in two-nation theory.
Proposed Action: Don’t worry about them, these ambitious and aggressive men/women will achieve their former goal with provocation from Pakistani deep state & terrorist outfits and with good help & support of Indian security forces.

Category 5: Kashmiris, who are secular & do not believe in two nation theory, but are sick & tired of Army subjugation in Kashmir.
Proposed Action: The army should be taken out of Kashmir at earliest sensible opportunity. Constant presence of Army has reduced the value, and authority of Army (hence stone pelting). Build garrisons, around towns, and let army recede there and be permanently there. Bring them in only when needed. Each of their visit should mean business & recoup - respect & some fear, like all other parts of India.
To some others – propose them in your social media posts to migrate to other parts of India. Those already in India – please treat them with respect and compassion. They are our compatriots. We should listen to them, help & support them. And demand respect and honour from them for India in return. Few of those who write or utter anti-India sentiments, they should be reported about to relevant authorities (who seem to be taking swift action), but we cannot harm people or take law into our hands. Having said that they should be treated no different from people in Gujarat, Punjab or Assam.

Category 6: Kashmiris, who believe in two nation theory, but are enjoying the perks of Indian citizenship, living and working in India but are double faced.
Proposed Action: Don’t worry about them, they are pragmatic souls, they will always sit on the side of the mighty (India) subsequently. Don’t waste time on them. They are as slippery to hold and as dangerous to eyes, as soap. They can harm their own brethren for their benefit. Keep them away. We have just to learn to live with them & hope they win green card lotteries for United States. They will immediately shift.

Category 7: Kashmiris, who believe in two nation theory in earnest and are living in Kashmir.
Proposed Action: Propose a VRS (voluntary retirement from India) – substantial amount of money be paid to them for migration to Pakistan/PoK. This will (a) showcase how attractive Pakistan is as a migration hotspot, (b) Improve the lot of those two-nation theorists in Kashmir, who decide to migrate with money and be the Indian Nawabs in Pakistan, (c) Reduce the population of Jehadi-minded separatists in Kashmir, (d) Really get us all to know, how genuine is Pakistan in its love of Kashmiris, (e) Infact this will also showcase to Pakistan as to what worth they are for Kashmiris, financially, (f) last but not the least, we can tout it as major Foreign Direct Investment of money and vital human resources from India into Pakistan, as people will be taking the VRS amount & moving into Pakistan. Believe me, many might latch on to the scheme. And do not be afraid of payment, it is worth it. We lose much more in security, peace and non-development of Kashmir. Following the VRS Integrate Kashmir fully and completely into India with those left over but after trifurcating it, such that Jammu and Ladakh are insulated from any future pressures.
Importantly, for few rubble-rousing, simpleton compatriots of mine, available in ppm (parts per million) in India like any other country - Muslims in rest of India have as much to do with Kashmiris, as I have to do with Martians. Let’s ensure we are not only - one nation, one people; but over that - a smart one. Smartness in current situation means distinguishing a rotten apple from a good one.

From an analytical Indian.
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#J&K #Pulwama #pakistan #PMO #NSA

Punjabi Poem - ਜਲੰਦਰ (Jalandar - he, who is in the ocean of truth)

Punjabi Poem Jalandar by Deepak Loomba 

Using Roman Script

Eh jo mast jehi duniya bahri,

Khirdi pichon we rahoo saari,
Kalli masti hai ehdi andar,
Parchchaiyan han tuh phadiyan jalandar,
Ban mast qalandar, mast qalandar, mast qalandar, mast.

Sach tera we, sach mera we,
Sach bahar hai, jhooth andar hee,
Toon sach vich khirdiya hain jiven jalandar,
Ban mast qalandar, mast qalandar, mast qalandar, mast.

Oye tun lolla hain,
manon bhola hain,
Tun na kalla see,
Na awalla see,
Tun ghuliyan hain poora jalandar
Ban mast qalandar, mast qalandar, mast qalandar, mast.

Tera utala we tere andar hai
Je bahar hai taan rab nahin
tun allah allah karda phiren
Ehe labhan da koi chaj nahin
Tun Paar na laag, bas dobeya reh jalandar
Ban mast qalandar, mast qalandar, mast qalandar, mast.

Loomba sochda hai, haath tangiya haan
Teri marzi nu samaj ke langeya haan,
Kujh reham tan kar, menoo suljhan de,
Ehna vaangan, khulla uljhan de,
Main patandar haan, par andar haan,
Baas bhora hor, pher qalandar haan.
Hun kherda chchad, hun palon leh.
Menoo dooban de, main jalandar haan
Hoon mast qalandar mast qalandar mast qalandar mast.


Meaning in English

This outer world exists in true, because it survives me. Although you are in this reality, like in water, the way you feel about it (masti), perceive it, is only through its shadow in yourself.

Summarily, the world is real but you can perceive it only, from inside you and hence you control the perception of it.

Your perception is truth so is mine. Everything around us is true, you are in an ocean of truth, lies exist only inside you.

You are in a fallacy if you think you are alone, you are fully dissolved in this truth around you, a part of which you are.

Your heaven/mind/perception (utala) is inside you, if itnis outside you then there can be no God, because anything outside has a location and dimension, while a sarvvayapi (he who is everywhere) can only be inside because inside the imagination there are jo dimensions or locations. So by calling out ajd looking for God around you you are wasting time. The truth is not the destination but in the journey.

I am like a thread tied to the wrist, who has spend his life thinking of absence of his will.
Let me think further, let me jostle with life (like the thread on the wrist jostles with bangles on a woman's arm).
Yes I am a maverick and I do not agree to worldly wisdom, but I atleast know I am inside the ocean of truth and just a little away from being enlightened.

NON-LINEAR ASYMPTOTIC BLACK HOLES & GRAVITATIONAL BOMBS

Author : Deepak Loomba

ABSTRACT: Asymptotic space-time multi-dimensional structures are those towards which the space-time curvature tends endlessly but never touches. Thereby creating two separate worlds one outside/on-side and other inside/other-side of this asymptote. This could create very high stability threshold systems that could reach exceptionally high potential, owing to exceptionally low entropy of the asymptotic energy wall, that could indeed bear a whole universe. The uniqueness of my thesis lies in portraying asymptotic black holes as stable equilibrium systems with a high energy threshold that should be breached, before the stability is destroyed. The snap action beyond the threshold could lead to huge big bang like events. The higher uniformity in the wall, the higher the potential, that can be sustained in the system before it snaps. Thereby, providing a clue to the non-uniformity of universe.

I present my hypothesis on the possibility of variety of structures of blackholes.

Assuming structure of space curves around high density mass as in case of black holes. There are two possible cases, this curvature grows uniformly in all directions or non-uniformly.

Lets assume it grows uniformly. It can then be safely assumed that the change is curvature as one dwells towards the centre of mass, shall either grow incrementally to in quantum leaps.

Lets further assume that the growth is incremental (notwithstanding the rate of growth), which means that the space will not make steep 90degrees turn such that anything undergoing spaghettification shall never have a discrete 90degres angle in it in the process of spaghettification.

Therefore, an unquantized space shall spiral in and not cross the centre of mass. Which in other words means that there is no possibility of a spaghettized object to be spaghettized in such manner that it traverses through the centre then pointing away from the centre. Therefore, the spaghetti will always be moving towards the centre with higher velocity such that by the time it reaches close to centre it is only Energy having converted its entire mass.

Lets now assume that the curvature of space because of density and distribution of mass is such that the equation of curvature has a non-linear asymptote. A good example would be to imagine having drawn y=1/x on X-Y axis with Y=0 being the asymptote to the equation. Let us now change the curvature of the two dimensional space by introducing a third dimension (for ease of perceiving). Let us curve the paper or even fold it into a cylinder, such that the Y=0 is not a circle on this cylinder. Now look at the asymptote and the equation. The asymptote remains as it is an asymptote to a newer graph with additional dimension and is no more linear, but it still is an asymptote.

Therefore, there can be non-linear asymptotes. The abovementioned example is a relatively easy one. Indeed a sphere can also be an asymptote such that the graph tends to move closer and closer towards this sphere but never kisses it.

I therefore propose that under certain circumstances a black hole could have an internal event horizon as well, such that within this sphere there exists neither space nor time, as the curvature draws into a perfect sphere. Mass by the time it reaches close to this boundary while constantly enhancing its speed will convert into energy. On and inside this sphere there will be no space-time or mass.

What stops asymptotic blackholes to occur? According to me nothing.

Indeed, the singularity blackhole is an asymptotic blackhole, where the asymptotic sphere is one with one quanta radius (in quantized version) and zero radius in classical. While mathematically there could indeed by cylindrical asymptotic blackholes as well.

It is interesting to hypothesize what will be inside this hollow sphere? Assuming that by the time mass reaches the walls of the asymptotic blackhole, it would have disappeared from being a line with extending far (into this inward-spiral infinity) till it converts into energy, and hence the walls of this sphere will have no entropy. Distribution of energy in all directions will be equal. The space could either just no exist as nothing will breach this spherical wall or there could be co-spherical space inside as it will be pulled equally into all directions. But it will be unreachable, as there spaces will be like parallel universes with no leak from one into other. As the density of energy at the walls increases, the space inside will be in higher and higher tension* though the equilibrium of directions will maintain it stable. I am in knowledge of no physical or mathematical operator that could somehow provide description to this tension, but the asymptotic spherical blackhole wall will pull the space inside towards itself creating a tension. The best way to describe this tension would be to imagine a spherical spaghetti which somehow at the initial stage of formation got trapped, as the asymptotic blackhole wall energy density keeps on increasing the spherical sphaggetti will keep on  thinning endlessly. At very high levels of wall energy, the central point of space-time could start to be sucked out, vacating the centre of sphere from space-time. The higher the energy density the higher is the sensitivity to equilibrium in all directions.

This actually is an exceptionally high potential gravitational equilibrium system. Call it a gravitational bomb.

The stability of the system happens because the asymptotic energy wall pulls in mass & energy from outside and space fabric from inside. The sensitivity of such a system to directional equilibrium (entropy) will keep on increasing with increase in the potential of the system. Subsequently, there is a point beyond which the system fails to ignore the slightest directional entropy thereby leading to snap of internal space-time.

Therefore, the life of this blackhole is determined by the entropy of the asymptotic blackhole energy wall. The disorder in the distribution of energy in the wall determines as to how energy intensive the asymptotic black hole energy wall has to be before, the threshold of this minute disorder ignorance is crossed.

There could of course be other related phenomena including bumping of such asymptotic black holes into one another, in some cases even alignment, merger of mutual self destruction.

Big bang could have happened from a similar event that had exceptionally low entropy asymptotic energy wall, leading to an exceptionally high energy density whose snapping point threshold was exceptionally large leading to formation of our current universe.

Like any equilibrium system there could be ‘n’ different possibilities of how it is borne and how it decays. I have presented one of those myriad possibilities.

Yes, its probably warm and white.

It's warm and white.

Death is a business, which, when realized, effects one in manners not always comprehensible. 2006-2007 were years of distress with loss of five close family members one after the other. Like in everything else, realization of it is so different from knowledge of death.

In 2007 though frequent panic-attacks* (detailed ahead at the end of this article for those who are interested to learn about it) were being battled with, yet sleep came usually & effortlessly. Neither was there anything notable about this indistinct night, nor anything preceding it, nor was alcohol or any other intoxicant consumed. Nothing remarkable is remembered before this event, which is the subject of this narration that transpired in sleep.

At some point of time preceding 0300hours or so (estimated) ‘the dream’ commenced. Manifestly etched in memory; it seems an occurrence yesterday, fresh and clear. Notwithstanding, eleven years that have flowed thence.

‘The dream’ commenced with bedding being readied, by laying a common 50 kg jute bag of standard one metre length on the coal-tar road, right next to the footpath, with the jute bag’s length radiating perpendicularly off the paved footpath's one foot high embankment that curved just couple of metres ahead of the jute-bedding spot, as it approached the corner of the crossroad in Delhi, distinctly recognized as Kingsway Camp Square. It was very early morning as the population was scant and there was no eye-straining sunlight. Behind, on the other side of the footpath was a corner sweets shop (an analogue of a chocolatier in Europe). On the immediately closer side of the footpath, just behind the jute bedding was a large five feet tall, plump red-post-box standing on the footpath embankment. Having laid the jute bag, the next instant found own body lying on it with head resting towards the pavement and legs pointing to the middle of the road, as it was watched from few feet away.

Few moments of watching oneself lying were followed by being inside oneself. After a few, countable moments of being inside one’s body that was lying on jute bag the people and things of the busy crossroad of Delhi had disappeared like an extinguished spark. Once inside, it was felt – ‘usual’ and 'awake', though in a dream.

Some time of habitation in own ‘dreamt’ body were followed by a sleep that was experienced in that body (the one on the roadside, in dream). Strangely though, & difficult to perceive, sleep was actually experienced in a dreamt sleeping body!

Not much sleep had occurred in the dreamt body lying on a jute bag, when a new dream commenced - a dream of a dream.

As soon as the dream-in-dream started, there was whiteness - soothingly incandescent white light everywhere. Nothing else was visible other than ubiquitous warm white light. The duration of being inside the white light of a dream in a dream is not recollected. The light was so unknowingly good that bliss got distinguished from happiness, thereafter. Being in this warm light was highly calming and peaceful. The feeling was incomparable with anything, before or after. Through the duration of being there in the warm whiteness for a palpable duration, there was not a sliver of scare or fright. Awareness of self & the soothing warm light were the only two things that were felt or known throughout.

Gradually, though enchanted by warm whiteness, while being completely aware of self; wondered to self aloud in mind, "Why here, in this state? Is this state permanent or one which can be exited?” It is important to know that in that whiteness there was no realization of what ‘getting out’ meant because everything besides self and the whiteness was oblivion. Hence, a slim feeling of being trapped, without the scare associated with it. So getting out should essentially be interpreted as ending the session of being in whiteness, while having no information then, about what lies out of it.

Immediately, thereafter first trial was made to get out of the state of being in warm, heavenly, blissful whiteness. Exit didn’t happen.

While there was no fright at all, while being inside the whiteness, which remained excellent & positive all throughout, yet there was a persistent self-realization that the state has to be exited. Couple of failed attempts to exit, were followed by another thought - "what if this heavenly warm whiteness is a trap forever?"

It is once again pertinent to mention that no panic was generated from failed attempts to get out. Ultimately, on 5th or may be 7th trial, the exit happened. The body lying on jute bag, next to the pavement on the Road could be seen from a few feet away. There was a relief of having exited the dream-in-dream. Within next few moments, exit happened from the first, primary dream as well. Eyes opened wide in an instant (as though the now-awake state was just a continuation of the semi-conscious experience), while the back of the body effortless raised itself to sit on the bed in the next half second, as though sleep had never happened at all. Immediately thereafter, the wrist was held tightly within the fingers to measure pulse, while seconds arm on the clock hung on the opposite wall was tracked (because of frequent panic attacks* expertise had developed at measuring pulse which was often done to check onslaught of tachycardia). Took the first half minute reading. The heart beat feebly for only 14 times in the first half minute. Not believing, next full minute reading was taken. It was ~40. After another 2 minutes it was already ~70+ which is norm. It is probable that in the dream the pulse rate must have been much below 28 beats a minute, which was recorded few seconds after getting out of the whiteness and the dream-in-the-dream.

It was only after being awakened to exceptionally low pulse rate did the first signs of worry & scare happen. Puzzled, after 5 minutes the pulse rate was measured again, it clocked 80 beats safely and regularly. Waking up the partner, sleeping next, on the bed seemed unnecessary.

Next day was spent searching internet and enough literature was found on such experiences - all clubbed under "NDE (near death experiences)".

The warm white of no-fear and bliss is crisp in memory till date.

Did the event change life principally? Honestly - No, other than two notable changes (which may or may not be connected with it at all) – (i) panic attacks were cured soon after by reading about them (there was no magic cure, to be specific) and without any medical help; (ii) felt as though scare of death was somewhat reduced. Panic attacks* had impacted so much that dreadful scare while flying had infested the mind after more than one and a half decade of flying & few hundred commercial flights across the world till then. Interestingly till panic attacks started, flying was a thrill & love. Flew even a motorless glider, while taking piloting lessons in boarding school!

The only other distinct thing -

thankfully, never ever experienced that bliss again and that …

yes, it is probably warm and white!

*You may not read about panic attacks (written below) if it doesn’t interest you.

A little about panic attacks for those who might not know about it. Panic attacks have nothing in common with the story above. This information is being shared to let others who suffer from it, and have failed to get a diagnosis, know about it & its cure.

Panic attacks leave people scarred for life. Reason - it is the closest one can get to symptoms of death, without actually dying. Tachycardia, extreme heart sink feeling, extreme shortness of breath, as strong, as though someone is strangling one's neck and body. The condition can persist for few minutes to half hour or so. Draining one completely of life.

The condition is a false alarm that is raised in Amygdala (part of brain) conveying the same to the body & other parts of brain (hypothalamus & hippocampus) a message of emergency having had happened to body. The signal leads to release of hormones into blood that fuel faster heartbeat. When the brain senses emergency, like in case one skids or stumbling a stair or having pushed to fall; amygdala triggers high-intensity brain operations (very high brain power utility) thereby requiring exceptionally large bouts of oxygen (hence the shortness of breath), which can be delivered only by increasing the blood flow rate to brain. This leads to tachycardia (faster heart beat) and loss of breath and sometimes heart sink. When the condition occurs, one is induced into an emergency (though in case of panic attack, it’s a false alarm), which further fuels a chain reaction.

Once discovered, everything about panic attacks was read. Few books, articles, literally everything on which hands could be laid, because the doctors diagnosed nothing but stress and gave anti-anxiety tabs, which seemed unacceptable as the problem seemed physiological not psychological.

Then in one blog, something strange came across - it said, "if you can induce a panic attack yourself – at your will, you will conquer it". Sitting in a train, while reading the blog induction of panic attack was tried. Surprisingly in 5-6 trials of applying an internal pressure by way of exploding chest (as it seemed to mind!), panic attack was induced. Shocked though, that the attack can be induced by oneself, the realization genuinely was curing. Once realized that the condition can be induced, it no more bothered and the chain effect stopped working. In the last few years they never happened and the problem stands cured.