The compounding rate of a personal wiki is the cultural ratchet rate, not the user's rate. A wiki page synthesising Munger in 2026 sits on a Munger who already benefited from Franklin, who already benefited from Cicero — the personal synthesis is one click forward of a click forward of a click forward. This is why a single wiki page can compound over years even if the user does not touch it; the culture is also pushing that gear forward. The personal ratchet only clicks because the cultural ratchet beneath it is already turning.
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