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The idea that society itself may be a living intelligent organism is fascinating. It's not a revolutionary idea in nature, (eg: the portuguese man o' war is com
by Andrews54757 3y ago
The idea that society itself may be a living intelligent organism is fascinating. It's not a revolutionary idea in nature, (eg: the portuguese man o' war is composed of multiple animals), but when it is applied to human society, it feels mystical. I think this is because our ability to comprehend and interact with the macro level makes human organization feel more artificial. But if the rules of game theory/economics make society inevitable, could it not also be a natural process? Do we individuals control society or does society control us?
- bittwiddle 3y agoYou might enjoy this paper : https://faculty.ucr.edu/~eschwitz/SchwitzPapers/USAconscious-140721.pdf https://faculty.ucr.edu/~eschwitz/SchwitzPapers/USAconscious... Its a bit long but I thought it was completely worth the read. It proceeds in a very gradual series of steps to make the point that societies could very well be conscious :)