Foundational Series

The Etymology of Infrastructure

A linguistic excavation in six parts. Unpacking the word "Myceloom" reveals the four dimensions required to build a living web: Biology, Craft, Time, and Depth.

Part 01 • The Problem

Why We Need New Words

The poverty of metaphor. Why "Highway" and "Cloud" are not just inadequate, but dangerous lies that obscure the true nature of digital space.

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Part 02 • Biology

Surface Layer: Mycelium

The obvious etymology. Distributed intelligence, radical redundancy, and the lesson of the forest floor: the most critical infrastructure is invisible.

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Part 03 • Craft

First Depth: Loom

The missed etymology. Why infrastructure must be *woven*, not just grown. The role of intentional design, warp and weft, and the tacit knowledge of the weaver.

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Part 04 • Time

Second Depth: Heirloom

The temporal etymology. Reframing "Legacy Code" as "Inherited Wisdom." Building systems that are legible to the successor and designed for stewardship.

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Part 05 • Dimension

Third Depth: My-Sea-Loom

The oceanic etymology. Surface and depth, photic and aphotic zones. Bioluminescence as a model for trust in the dark web. Building for Abyssal Time.

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Part 06 • The Synthesis

Poetry in Seven Letters

How the word teaches what it names. The compression of complexity into a single, portable artifact. The final assembly of the Myceloom concept.

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You have mapped the territory. Now learn the rules.

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