> I like the part about producing outcomes that can't readily be ascribed to individual moral choices. It seems this describes human culture in general. So here

> I like the part about producing outcomes that can't readily be ascribed to individual moral choices. It seems this describes human culture in general. So here we all are. Semi-autonomous little components of the larger algorithm called "civilization" which we cannot truly hope to transcend. Wow! That's a nice paragraph that highlights very accurately why many of us feel 'alienated' in our society. In other cultures and times one might not even consider this description and instead describe us as useful organs in a greater body, or valuable organisms in a greater ecosystem. Which 'feels' very different.