Nature Forgets by Addition

Nature Forgets by Addition: A Fibonacci-Based Model for Hierarchical Memory Compression and Weighted Fractal Forgetting Abstract Digital information—logs, emails, conversation histories, and version control records—accumulates without limit. Conventional systems rely on deletion, but biological memory suggests a different principle: information is not erased but gradually compressed and relegated to deeper layers. This paper introduces Fibonacci Forgetting , a memory model inspired by natural growth patterns and human forgetting. The model uses Fibonacci capacities to trigger overflow-driven bundling and downward abstraction using only addition. We present a minimal implementation, discuss applications, and extend the model into a weighted fractal architecture suitable for Git history management, where newer items naturally carry greater importance. The extended model demonstrates how forgetting can be implemented as a natural, self-similar, and importance-preserving process. 1. Introd