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Maybe society is submitted to a law of averages..
by agumonkey 2y ago
Maybe society is submitted to a law of averages..
- BriggyDwiggs42 2y agoSystems built around profit seek efficiency, thus standardization.
- agumonkey 2y agoeven without the notion of profit, averages reduce risks and helps survival imo
- BriggyDwiggs42 2y agoNo that’s not it. Averages are easy to reason about top down. Averages are like manufactured parts; you can replace them when they break or slot them in where they’re needed. They’re easy to herd as a manager because they all work the same way. Before we had societies, this sort of reasoning wouldn’t have been very useful. A tribal chief doesn’t need uniformity, he needs to understand his members, all of whom he knows from birth, well enough to utilize their talents.
- dennis_jeeves2 2y agoTrue, one can build a society with no layoffs etc. but collectively we are just not smart enough to do it.