Did anyone ever write a history of the world as the story of competing mind-viruses?
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no, but as i considered why that perspective is nonsense, i came up with this tweethttps://twitter.com/paniq/status/857450093892558849 …
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the reason why all these "elementary/emergent micro/macro-system controls elementary/emergent micro/macro-system" theories are hokum is this
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these models require a hierarchic, tree-like model of action and effect, when it's actually more of a cyclic graph, a feedback loop.
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I think you got that one wrong. Group selection processes invariably lead to hierarchical control.
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Hierarchical control is required to enforce cooperation within groups if defection gives local benefits but reduces fitness of whole group
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This is just the most obvious example. Generally, systems that only need first order feedback are rare in nature.
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feedback doesn't have to be of equal force in both directions. can be easily overlooked if the backchannel is weaker.
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What I mean is that control systems that control how other systems control systems are the rule, not the exception.
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