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There are 18 symbols in the [[Diagnostic Metrics]] and 18 songs on the album. In the track listing, each symbol appears exactly once in the Metric A and Metric B columns. | There are 18 symbols in the [[Diagnostic Metrics]] and 18 songs on the album. In the track listing, each symbol appears exactly once in the Metric A and Metric B columns. | ||
The relationship between the Metric A and Metric B columns is symmetric. That is, if a song has a Metric A symbol of X and a Metric B symbol of Y, then the song with Metric A symbol of Y has a Metric B symbol of X. | The relationship between the Metric A and Metric B columns is symmetric. That is, if a song has a Metric A symbol of X and a Metric B symbol of Y, then the song with Metric A symbol of Y has a Metric B symbol of X. | ||
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Using the names of the [[Diagnostic Metrics]] symbols, one possible interpretation is that Metric A represents the primary theme of the song, Metric B represesnts the opposite of the primary theme, and Metrics C, D, and E represent secondary themes. | Using the names of the [[Diagnostic Metrics]] symbols, one possible interpretation is that Metric A represents the primary theme of the song, Metric B represesnts the opposite of the primary theme, and Metrics C, D, and E represent secondary themes. |
Revision as of 02:07, 17 February 2012
What Is Known
There are 18 symbols in the Diagnostic Metrics and 18 songs on the album. In the track listing, each symbol appears exactly once in the Metric A and Metric B columns.
The relationship between the Metric A and Metric B columns is symmetric. That is, if a song has a Metric A symbol of X and a Metric B symbol of Y, then the song with Metric A symbol of Y has a Metric B symbol of X.
Possible Interpretation
Using the names of the Diagnostic Metrics symbols, one possible interpretation is that Metric A represents the primary theme of the song, Metric B represesnts the opposite of the primary theme, and Metrics C, D, and E represent secondary themes.
For example, consider the symbols for the song Still Alive:
- Its Metric A symbol, or primary theme, is Success
- Its Metric B symbol, or opposite theme, is Ruin (which is the Metric A symbol for Dissolve)
- Its Metric C, D, and E symbols, or secondary themes, are Betrayal, Rebirth, Confidence
This interpretation appears to be consistent with usage of the symbols in other contexts as well. Consider also the artwork on the front of the red Level Four Participant shirt, which shows arrows between several symbols:
- From Freedom to Glory
- From Freedom to Control
- From Control to Success
- Bi-directional arrows between Glory and Possibility
The black Level Three Participant shirt shows a similar arrangement of symbols and arrows:
- From Surrender to Oblivion
- From Surrender to Nostalgia
- From Nostalgia to Rebirth
- Bi-directional arrows between Oblivion and Ruin
Consider also the Decision Mechanism in the Level Four Participant box. There are four symbols on each side, and the symbols on the same side seem to be either all positive or all negative: