Moloch is game theory. Moloch is emergent behaviors in large groups of agents. We want to stop it, but these things are vastly larger and more powerful than the

Moloch is game theory. Moloch is emergent behaviors in large groups of agents. We want to stop it, but these things are vastly larger and more powerful than the individuals who make them up. We can't resist any more than atoms can resist the properties of the matter they form. Or can we? I think there are a few cases where we have, cases where we have used law or religion or spiritual awakenings or technology or bureaucracy to countermand the emergent will of the mindless collective of history, economy, and ecology. But somewhere along the way we listened to those who equate is with ought and gave up on such attempts, or we listened to the cynics who say the whole endeavor was a waste because it was only 70% successful not 100% successful. BTW I think conspiracy theory is a folklore level awareness of game theoretic and emergent properties. Conspiracy theorists posit invisible canals behind these things. They are right about the effect but wrong about the cause. The agenda is real but the cabal does not exist. The cabal is all of us and none of us.