O’Keefe: First Omega

Summary: First Omega by O’Keefe . (Stub — expand from highlights.)

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Last updated: 2026-05-07

Quotes

Concept

“The Omega point is the theoretical end of a lineage where the last of a kind becomes the first of something else.” (p. 45)

Behavior

“Loyalty is a social behavior that survives only as long as the perceived benefit of the group outweighs the risk to the individual.” (p. 110)

Game Theory

“In a hunt across the stars, the predator and the prey are locked in a game of minimax: minimize your exposure, maximize their doubt.” (p. 182)

Cognition

“A mind designed for the void perceives time as a spatial dimension rather than a linear progression.” (p. 215)

Memory

“The first memory of a new life is always the most vivid, because there is no prior data to compete with its clarity.” (p. 88)