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Ease Is Not Lost, It Is Blocked by Optimization

The Conditions Under Which It Can Occur

Author Florian Morin
Year 2026
Type Book-length manuscript
Length ~190 pages
Canonical version: florianmorin.com/papers/ease-is-not-lost-book.html

Abstract

This manuscript presents an evolving framework rather than a finalized explanatory theory.

Core contributions

• Conceptual replacement of “joy” with a structurally defined regime (ease).
• Minimal falsifiable framework with explicit prediction sets (A–D).
• Z hypothesis: cumulative evaluative load constrains entry.
• Childhood used as a control-regime illustration rather than developmental idealization.
• Cultural artifacts analyzed as permissive-control laboratories.

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How to cite

Morin, F. (2026). Ease Is Not Lost, It Is Blocked by Optimization . Preprint. Canonical page: https://florianmorin.com/papers/ease-is-not-lost-book.

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BibTeX

@book{morin2026easebook,
  title   = {Ease Is Not Lost, It Is Blocked by Optimization: The Conditions Under Which It Can Occur},
  author  = {Morin, Florian},
  year    = {2026},
  url     = {https://florianmorin.com/papers/ease-is-not-lost-book}
}

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