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Can I just say "Thank you" for pointing out the key difference between looking at things that look similar at different space scales but remembering that no, ac
by javajosh 11y ago
Can I just say "Thank you" for pointing out the key difference between looking at things that look similar at different space scales but remembering that no, actually they are completely different. That dust storm from space may look like the beach at my feet, but they are two very different systems that move differently, and arise for different reasons. It's cool that they look the same, and no doubt that's meaningful for some reason, but it doesn't mean they are the same.
In any event the US acts like a person because it is basically the President plus Congress plus the leaders of the top 100 public and private American institutions. Any group that small is going to act coherently.
- quadrangle 11y agoI'm not ready to accept the simplification of a few leaders and powerful people having quite that level of significance. I think the U.S. is still a much more massive complex system. Your assertion is sorta like saying that the human body is like an organ because it is basically the heart, brain, and eyes. We obviously do not live in anarchy, but I don't think our world can be so simplified accurately either.