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> You're vastly underestimating the potential to exploit human nature. Human nature were exploited for thousand years, and humans are still doing fine. I didn'

> You're vastly underestimating the potential to exploit human nature. Human nature were exploited for thousand years, and humans are still doing fine. I didn't see strong arguments why current megacorp mind control is worse than usual. > Just by being here ranting like this shows that the topic bypassed your rational executive function and fired up your sympathetic nervous system. I didn't get it. Are you stating that commenting here is irrational? Or that my arguments are irrational?

cratermoon 5y ago
> Human nature were exploited for thousand years "Collective behavior provides a framework for understanding how the actions and properties of groups emerge from the way individuals generate and share information. In humans, information flows were initially shaped by natural selection yet are increasingly structured by emerging communication technologies. Our larger, more complex social networks now transfer high-fidelity information over vast distances at low cost. The digital age and the rise of social media have accelerated changes to our social systems, with poorly understood functional consequences. This gap in our knowledge represents a principal challenge to scientific progress, democracy, and actions to address global crises. We argue that the study of collective behavior must rise to a “crisis discipline” just as medicine, conservation, and climate science have, with a focus on providing actionable insight to policymakers and regulators for the stewardship of social systems." - Stewardship of global collective behavior https://www.pnas.org/content/118/27/e2025764118 https://www.pnas.org/content/118/27/e2025764118 [emphasis added] > Are you stating that commenting here is irrational? Or that my arguments are irrational? Neither. Just that your attention is here, not on your work, your family, your hobbies, or literally anything else that deserves your attention.
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cratermoon 5y ago

> Human nature were exploited for thousand years "Collective behavior provides a framework for understanding how the actions and properties of groups emerge from the way individuals generate and share information. In humans, information flows were initially shaped by natural selection yet are increasingly structured by emerging communication technologies. Our larger, more complex social networks now transfer high-fidelity information over vast distances at low cost. The digital age and the rise of social media have accelerated changes to our social systems, with poorly understood functional consequences. This gap in our knowledge represents a principal challenge to scientific progress, democracy, and actions to address global crises. We argue that the study of collective behavior must rise to a “crisis discipline” just as medicine, conservation, and climate science have, with a focus on providing actionable insight to policymakers and regulators for the stewardship of social systems." - Stewardship of global collective behavior https://www.pnas.org/content/118/27/e2025764118 https://www.pnas.org/content/118/27/e2025764118 [emphasis added] > Are you stating that commenting here is irrational? Or that my arguments are irrational? Neither. Just that your attention is here, not on your work, your family, your hobbies, or literally anything else that deserves your attention.

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