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Our social machines. A judiciary, political, health, social system which works relatively smoothly
by oulipo 2y ago
Our social machines. A judiciary, political, health, social system which works relatively smoothly
- rishikeshs 2y agoCan we call these machines?
- oulipo 2y agoObviously, they're defined with rules and algorithms and everything. The ultimate technology is the social technology: the one whose purpose is to make people happy
- pillefitz 2y agoI'd argue that like all technology, social technology serves to increase efficiency, not happiness. Highly recommend https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Technological_Society https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Technological_Society
- rvrs 2y agoReally? I feel exactly the opposite, that as a species we are extremely primitive in that regard. We underinvest into social "technology." Systems of collaboration and alignment aren't widespread, and research into it isn't taken seriously Don't get me wrong, what we have is working (so far? Political happenings around the world don't inspire confidence)