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Digital information is the fundamental block of all reality

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Forget atoms and quarks; the universe is supposedly just a massive spreadsheet. Information theory pushes the idea that the absolute fundamental building block of all physical existence is simply bits of binary data interacting with each other. It beautifully reduces the majesty of a sunset to nothing more than a really large file transfer.

Digital information is the fundamental block of all reality
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