Tribalism as an analogy works well -- especially during transition periods towards chiefdoms consequent to scarcity -- because physical space affords the same shape of cognition. But...that may not be the common meaning. And, it's really hard to compress.
-
-
Replying to @generativist
Not to get super pedantic here, lol, but this reversed it—the hierarchies induced scarcity not the other way around :) . That said there are plenty of other ideas (cliques, in groups, cognitive dissonance, halo effects, empathy w authority etc which capture the key idea).
2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @yungneocon
So, that's the hard part (as always). I don't think those are good substitutes. But as amalgamation (of those terms):
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @generativist @yungneocon
Tribalism is cliques with cues that afford the generalizable perception of in-groups and out-group which condition cognition and social perceptions in a way that reinforces and generates isolated groups. (Or something.)
2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @generativist
Yeah but is that a negative thing? How would academic disciplines work without that dynamic for example?
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @yungneocon
Ah hah -- good point and demonstration! My whole dissertation is basically saying it's an extraordinarily good information architecture. But, it's a bad fit when chronically-activated in States which require different architectures. And, I just used it both ways!
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @generativist
A classic dynamic optimization problem!—With too much solidarity, the group never learns or adapts, but with too little the group can’t do anything at all...
2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @yungneocon @generativist
Arguably Kuhnian paradigm shifts are akin to Marxian/Austrian/Schumpeter theories of economic crisis, where excess stultified & fossilized capital has to be swept away all at once to revitalize dynamism.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @yungneocon
I've peppered in Kuhn a few times when arguing that Science™ relies extensively upon this mode of cognition. Like, we need to forage for information on socially-structured graphs because higher-cognition is expensive AF. But, I don't think that will make the final cut.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @generativist
Ugh you really got read that computational model of scientific research I sent you!!
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
Shit. I thought it was in my disseration folder but it's not. What was the title again? Given that this convo was fruitful, I'm gonna bump it up in my queue.
-
-
Replying to @generativist1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
-
Replying to @yungneocon
Thanks! Bunped up to the next in my queue!
0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.