Have you ever sensed or deduced something about humanity that no one has documented or inquired about before?

Understanding the Unseen Mysteries of Information Persistence

Have you ever pondered whether there are unresolved mysteries, phenomena, or knowledge gaps that humanity has never documented, thought about, or even recognized? Sometimes, I wonder if there are secrets lying dormant within our systems—hidden patterns or insights that we simply haven’t identified because of how information naturally flows and gets lost over time.

One intriguing concept I’ve recently considered is what I like to call the “Information Sink Problem.” Essentially, it pertains to how certain systems absorb, process, and store data in ways that make the original meaning or reasoning inaccessible or irretrievable, even though the information persists in some form.

The Hidden Nature of Information Traps

Humans tend to see data loss or decay as a normal background process—entropy at work. But beyond mere loss, there appears to be a structural pattern: information often enters specific systems and remains trapped, effectively hidden from view. This isn’t about data being destroyed or erased deliberately; rather, it becomes inaccessible, untraceable, or undocumented, slipping into a kind of informational black hole.

Examples Across Various Domains

• Bureaucratic Processes: Decisions are documented and records exist, yet after some years, the reasoning, intent, or cause behind decisions tend to fade. The inputs are recorded, and outcomes are observed, but the logical pathways often vanish without trace.

• Biological Systems: Our DNA encodes a vast array of evolutionary responses to environmental pressures. However, the original pressures or the specific evolutionary steps that led to present traits are essentially lost in the genetic record—immutable, but forever unknowable in their original context.

• Artificial Intelligence Training: Modern AI models encode complex patterns, correlations, and representations derived from training data. Yet, due to their layered nature, it’s often impossible to unpack or trace many encoded insights back to specific sources or logical steps.

• Human Memory and Societal Norms: People tend to remember what happened, but not always why. Motivations fade faster than facts, and society might uphold norms whose origins have long been forgotten, yet still continue to influence behavior.

The Core Observation

There appears to be an implicit rule: Some systems tend to amass meaning or informational complexity much faster than they can be decoded or understood later on. Over time, they evolve into what might be called “informational black holes,” where data and meaning are effectively buried—not because they are destroyed, but because