# One Approved Western Story in Silicon Would Be Semantic Embalming by Bryant McGill > “One officially approved Western story permanently encoded into silicon would be semantic embalming.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Authorship of the West, September 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Exact article wording:** “One officially approved Western story permanently encoded into silicon would be semantic embalming.” — [[articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] (September 22, 2026). - **Context:** The article contrasts a permanently fixed machine canon with an architecture able to carry dispute and preserve evidence. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] - **Article:** [[articles/The New Dictionary of the Machine Regime|The New Dictionary of the Machine Regime]] - **Article:** [[articles/Kybernetik Anthropology and The Colonial Architecture of Digital Intelligence|Kybernetik Anthropology and The Colonial Architecture of Digital Intelligence]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] - [[wiki/Semiotic Sovereignty|Semiotic Sovereignty]] - [[wiki/Semantic Capture at the Substrate Layer|Semantic Capture at the Substrate Layer]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “One officially approved Western story permanently encoded into silicon would be semantic embalming.” — Bryant McGill, Authorship of the West, September 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-western-story-semantic-embalming ```