A well-coordinated system needs to a combination and balance of decentralized and centralized coordination. As with a multicellular animal, 99.99% of what happens is decentralized at the organ or even more importantly molecular level. But the central nervous system coordinates and ties things together and addresses higher level problems beyond the awareness of the trillions of cells.
My warning though on a global system of coordination is that it would be almost guaranteed that it will be designed poorly and not be able to adapt well to change. Complex systems are created by a process of variation and selection in a competitive system where alternatives can be benchmarked and can learn from and incentivize each other to improve (and failure eliminated). IOW, the very process of creating a single system would guarantee failure, collapse and catastrophe. The challenge moving forward is how to solve the dilemma of needing a central nervous system for the planet while maintaining constructive competition necessary for variation and selection.
I raise the problem, not really sure of the solution.
> The challenge moving forward is how to solve the dilemma of needing a central nervous system for the planet while maintaining constructive competition necessary for variation and selection.
This is perfectly stated. I want to explore the design parameters for any viable solution in my next article, and this will be a key topic.
To quote the Hebrew Bible. There is nothing new under the sun.
I know I will sound like a 2000-year-old fuddy duddy theist when I say this. But I think one should look to the gospel of Matthew chapters 5-7. I would point folks to appreciate Jesus's teaching on the kingdom of heaven if they wish to understand what a harmonious and good world order would be.
You are quite correct when you state that humanity is unable to do perfectly what it's been attempting to do. Maybe that's because humanity first needs to realize that it can't be whole, we lack. The only way that we can hope to accomplish what no earthy kingdom or group has ever accomplished is by looking at a different kingdom. The kingdom of heaven.
A kingdom not run by an authoritarian ruler, but one who gave up his life willingly and sacrificially for that is the way of the kingdom.
A well-coordinated system needs to a combination and balance of decentralized and centralized coordination. As with a multicellular animal, 99.99% of what happens is decentralized at the organ or even more importantly molecular level. But the central nervous system coordinates and ties things together and addresses higher level problems beyond the awareness of the trillions of cells.
My warning though on a global system of coordination is that it would be almost guaranteed that it will be designed poorly and not be able to adapt well to change. Complex systems are created by a process of variation and selection in a competitive system where alternatives can be benchmarked and can learn from and incentivize each other to improve (and failure eliminated). IOW, the very process of creating a single system would guarantee failure, collapse and catastrophe. The challenge moving forward is how to solve the dilemma of needing a central nervous system for the planet while maintaining constructive competition necessary for variation and selection.
I raise the problem, not really sure of the solution.
> The challenge moving forward is how to solve the dilemma of needing a central nervous system for the planet while maintaining constructive competition necessary for variation and selection.
This is perfectly stated. I want to explore the design parameters for any viable solution in my next article, and this will be a key topic.
To quote the Hebrew Bible. There is nothing new under the sun.
I know I will sound like a 2000-year-old fuddy duddy theist when I say this. But I think one should look to the gospel of Matthew chapters 5-7. I would point folks to appreciate Jesus's teaching on the kingdom of heaven if they wish to understand what a harmonious and good world order would be.
You are quite correct when you state that humanity is unable to do perfectly what it's been attempting to do. Maybe that's because humanity first needs to realize that it can't be whole, we lack. The only way that we can hope to accomplish what no earthy kingdom or group has ever accomplished is by looking at a different kingdom. The kingdom of heaven.
A kingdom not run by an authoritarian ruler, but one who gave up his life willingly and sacrificially for that is the way of the kingdom.