Notes on appreciation - neal's hearth

Context of uncertainty and trying to create something of value
Participating in a non-zero sum game (win-win) moves from competition to collaboration for mutual benefit
Appreciation: mattering, a social bond
Relevance realisation – in the face of uncertainty / entropy, what is salient?
Appreciation is highlighting what is valuable (etymology of word literally – ‘price’) to the group, salient.
Signals to brain that we have done something relevant – moving on the right path.
Doing better than expected on path towards goal or reducing group uncertainty
Positive feedback loop – dopaminergic release, reinforcing the behaviour which typically means we want to continue doing this
Excess “uncertainty reduction” is extensible – can be shared with others (all benefit from reduced uncertainty)
Thus the appreciation is like a currency