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Jef Allbright wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">pjmanney wrote:
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<pre wrap="">[ . . . ] massive schisms in society and will redefine what society is. [ . . . ] until we find a way to achieve a
socially viable balance. [ . . . ]
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I think this is a key point [ . . . ] a *shared*
appreciation of the importance of *diversity* as essential to our
*common* growth.
* [ . . . ] having equal worth, or immeasurable worth -- [ . . . ] ignores significant differences.
* [ . . . ] having the right to do one's own thing [ . . . ] ignores
significant commonalities.
So few of us today see human society as an ecology, where one's
intentional growth is based on effective awareness of a complex system
of both competition and cooperation.
Fortunately, as the Times article highlights, such awareness tends to
emerge because it works. But will it fly high enough and far enough
just to meet our basic needs as primates who enjoy being entertained, or
will we recognize and grasp it as a powerful and general tool of
effective decision-making?
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This sounds very encouraging to me. Now if, as PJ Manney said, "Hierarchical
power is out,"[1] then what is the unmuddled concept of the organizational
scheme for this complex ecosystem? Does it supercede democracy or is it
a new form? Is this some virtual republic? Are "online people power" or
"Web 2.0" names that enable a grasp of this power tool? Perhaps more of
us could see it and use it to achieve better "cognitive enhancement"[2]
and "effective decision making"[3] if it had a coherant descriptive title
-- and maybe a little handbook. -- Thomas<br>
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1. This list at 7:04 pm yesterday<br>
2. Anders Sandberg, this list, 1:35 am<br>
3. Jef Albright, above<br>
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