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Phase 8 · Sep 2026

Phase 8: Synthesis

The Creator's Manual

Core Question

To build a civilization from scratch: what conditions, what sequence, what mechanisms?

/// Reading List

Sapiens (Harari)
Homo Deus (Harari)
Why the West Rules (Morris)
The Beginning of Infinity (Deutsch)
How the World Really Works (Smil)
The Precipice (Ord)
The Clock of the Long Now (Brand)
What We Owe the Future (MacAskill)
The Alignment Problem (Christian)
Maps of Time (Christian)

/// Interactive Works 6

8-0

Sandbox Engine

Interactive Experience
Done

Recombine every mechanism from Phase 0-7 — can you build a civilization that survives 1000 years?

Canvas 2D Euler Sim Multi-work readWork Aggregation
Enter Experience
8-1

Civilization Dashboard

Interactive Experience
Done

Morris's SDI puts 14000 BCE → 2000 CE on a single ruler. What shape does your Phase 0-7 path trace on it?

D3.js Timeline 4D Radar Maddison Project + Morris SDI JSON
Enter Experience
8-2

9-Layer Stack Portrait

Interactive Experience
Done

60+ works, 200+ testResult fields. Stack them into one image — what do you look like?

Canvas 2D Radar Phase Timeline Multi-work Big Aggregation
Enter Experience
8-3

Pace Layers Studio

Interactive Experience
Done

Brand: civilization is six layers running at different speeds. Your Phase 5/6/7 data — which layer races, which drags?

SVG 6-Layer Stack Dual Slider Phase 7 Leverage Linkage
Enter Experience
8-4

X-Risk vs Hope

Interactive Experience
Done

Ord: 1-in-6 chance of civilizational collapse this century. Deutsch: knowledge can grow without limit. Where do you stand?

Dual Slider Likert Scale Long-termism Card Stack Cross-Phase localStorage
Enter Experience
8-5

Creator's Finale

Interactive Experience
Done

Phase 0 → Phase 8. 130 concepts, 60+ works, 100+ hours. In the last second — what do you see?

CSS Reveal Animation Canvas 9-Ring Cross-Phase Big Aggregation
Enter Experience
Phase 7: Modern Complexity