[extropy-chat] Effective relationships
Jef Allbright
jef at jefallbright.net
Sat Nov 4 20:50:00 UTC 2006
Robert Bradbury wrote:
> One may ask under what conditions are survival probabilities enhanced by partnering?
ago I posted what I thought was a provocative and insightful idea, but didn't get much feedback. I'd like to try again here:
Might it be that the most effective relationship structure in terms of cost/benefit might be the triad? I'm not talking about polyamory or ménage à trois but rather a stable, committed triadic relationship between three individuals in any combination of genders.
I recognize that this would require individuals of greater than average self-awareness to avoid destructive two-against-one dynamics. I also recognize that nature settled on binary relationships in most cases, but I think human culture represents a more highly developed phase that may support and reward more highly developed relationship structures at various scales.
The advantages I see are significantly increased synergies, built-in tie-breaking, and possibly an inherent 3D structural stability similar to that of a tetrahedron over a planar object.
Comments?
- Jef
More information about the extropy-chat
mailing list