>[!abstract] >In astrophysics, spaghettification (sometimes referred to as the noodle effect) is the vertical stretching and horizontal compression of objects into long thin shapes (rather like spaghetti) in a very strong, non-homogeneous gravitational field. It is caused by extreme tidal forces. In the most extreme cases, near a black hole, the stretching and compression are so powerful that no object can resist it. ("Spaghettification", 2025). >[!note] >I had this idea of temporal, rather than spatial, spaghettification. As change around us accelerates toward a possible technological singularity, one's past and future selves get stretched further away from each other to a degree greater than experienced by one's ancestors. That's because recent generations are more exposed to knowledge and life-changing events than previous generations. The intra-personal difference between the child and adult stages of one's life, therefore, keeps increasing with every generation. ## References - Spaghettification. (2025, January 3). In *Wikipedia*. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spaghettification&oldid=1258188986