Meta
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Meta is a prefix that can be added to any word to denote self-reference, recursion and feedback loops.
Kurt Gödel is the patron saint of self-reference.
Meta was also the name of this organization and website for nearly 20 years before certain social media crypto-bros decided it was cool.
A short list of cultural references that elicit this concept: