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The beauty of the network and hyperconnection. It's like you can try and maintain a hierarchical structure with all the energy and resources you have. But the

The beauty of the network and hyperconnection. It's like you can try and maintain a hierarchical structure with all the energy and resources you have. But the more the nodes within your hierarchy are connected to external networks the less chance you ever have of maintaining the integrity of the hierarchy. There is a threshold of contentedness above which it doesn't matter one bit what the hierarchy does to maintain integrity. China will stay separate for longer because they disconnected much earlier, but their anxiety over the trade deal just shows how hard it is. Britain too is going to pay a price. Putin is waking up too late. The Network will assimilate all. The thresholds have been crossed long ago.

qaq 8y ago
You highly underestimate power of totalitarian state
- homerfk 8y ago
  There aren't any models from history of what happens to totalitarian states when their population is connected to a much larger external network. This is the first generation of totalitarian leaders that has to figure out how to handle the "connectedness". They will do the obvious thing and try to disconnect. There is nothing to suggest it will result in anything but a loss to the state and to them.
  - qaq 8y ago
    In case of Russia those in power don't care about that loss they need enough people to do resource extraction and to serve in military and that's about it. Their families live in London and Miami and don't have to contend with whatever crap this will result in.
everdev 8y ago
> There is a threshold of contentedness above which it doesn't matter one bit what the hierarchy does to maintain integrity. If that's true, then the threshold for suffering is dramatically high. I don't think we need to list all of the oppressive states that have existed or still do exist where millions have died. Unfortunately, it's getting easier for fewer people to monitor and control more.

qaq 8y ago

You highly underestimate power of totalitarian state

homerfk 8y ago
There aren't any models from history of what happens to totalitarian states when their population is connected to a much larger external network. This is the first generation of totalitarian leaders that has to figure out how to handle the "connectedness". They will do the obvious thing and try to disconnect. There is nothing to suggest it will result in anything but a loss to the state and to them.
- qaq 8y ago
  In case of Russia those in power don't care about that loss they need enough people to do resource extraction and to serve in military and that's about it. Their families live in London and Miami and don't have to contend with whatever crap this will result in.

everdev 8y ago

> There is a threshold of contentedness above which it doesn't matter one bit what the hierarchy does to maintain integrity. If that's true, then the threshold for suffering is dramatically high. I don't think we need to list all of the oppressive states that have existed or still do exist where millions have died. Unfortunately, it's getting easier for fewer people to monitor and control more.