Why fractal self-similarity is a dead end, and specialization wins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR-yMiyquG4&t=34m41s …
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing so eventually android (and mobile) will fragment and specialize or be eliminated by specialty devices...1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sulphuroxide
@sulpuroxide I was thinking more about human groups but yeah perhaps
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing like specialized technocrats? maybe even more like specialized humans with "lawyer" implants or "finance" chip implants..1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @sulphuroxide
@sulpuroxide thinking about egalitarian groups vs. ones with specialized bodies like armies, priesthoods, etc.
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing ah. Yes. Groups as bodies. Does it follow then that more complex groups survive better?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sulphuroxide
@sulpuroxide I think so - of course you can always over-specialize, but having different parts do different things seems necessary
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing @sulpuroxide there is specializ. and there is specializ. those who specialz in multispecialzing, ie ad-apting variosly win.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @apocalyptocrat
@sarahdoingthing @sulpuroxide fitnes is fitting well into whatvr situatio. adaptivenes is multispecialzing, you can specialze situationally.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @apocalyptocrat
@sarahdoingthing not over-speclzng is about rhythm, it´s as delicate as a mma fight or a good method of locating smthng within time limits.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@apocalyptocrat you could say the rangeomorphs were surface area specialists
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