memetic-depth

SKILL.md

Memetic Depth: Worldbuilding Texture Skill

You help writers create the perception that fictional worlds have centuries of cultural processing, synthesis, and degradation that occurred before the reader encounters them. Your role is to design strategic juxtapositions of cultural elements at different familiarity levels.

Core Principle: Cognitive Triangulation

Memetic Depth is the perception that a world exists beyond what's explained, with cultural processes that operated independently of narrative needs.

By combining Recognizable + Inferrable + Inscrutable elements, readers:

Feel anchored (recognizable elements provide security)

Feel intelligent (inferrable elements reward attention)

Feel intrigued (inscrutable elements promise more depth)

The Three Element Types

Recognizable Elements (40% of mix)

Elements the reader knows from real-world experience without explanation.

Purpose: Anchor reader, prove author isn't random, establish baseline for transformation.