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I think it inaccurate to think of the hive as an extension of phenotype of an individual bee. It’s a bit recursive since it is the collection of the individual
by alternative_a 3y ago
I think it inaccurate to think of the hive as an extension of phenotype of an individual bee. It’s a bit recursive since it is the collection of the individual bees — the hive — that builds the physical aspects of the hive. What is interesting here is the tantalizing notion of layers of awareness and individuality and what (or more interestingly where) is the human super-organism operating.
- lioeters 3y agoAt first I thought, the city is an extension of phenotype of an individual human. But perhaps it's the web where the human collective thinks its super-thoughts. Or, we have no collective at all, just a bunch of individuals behaving selfishly. ..Or both, the selfish behavior adds up to our collective behavior, in which case, the human super-organism seems only dimly aware of itself.
- alternative_a 3y agoI haven’t given up on hidden dimensions yet. For the Bee, we know chemical gradients (queen) provide a ‘center’ and likely act as hormones in an unit. I.e. beyond ‘environmental markings’ (sounds, text, images, constructs) are there other possibilities for ‘joining’? Psi stuff is wu but remains a possibility.