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What does fully evolving to big crowds look like? What kind of adaptations are needed?

• kstenerud 6y ago
  The ability to keep track of more than 100 social connections in our head would probably solve the lions share of problems, as that's normally how we keep things civil. So far our only method of dealing with more than that many people has been bureaucracy and rule sets. Bureaucracy crushes and alienates, and rules are cheated.
  • DarkWiiPlayer 6y ago
    I usually take a REST-like approach when dealing with people on the internet. With most people I just don't keep track of who they are beyond the end of the conversation because it's a waste of time. If we get to discuss again, I will judge that new discussion on its own merit. Interestingly, this way of thinking has lead me to stop reading user names a lot of the time.
• M4v3R 6y ago
  I believe we would need more empathy, realising that our own voice is not more important that others, trying to understand their position instead of trying to debunk it at all costs, basically less trying to "win the discussion" every time. At least for me this is something that I find lacking nowadays in internet discussions.
• romanoderoma 6y ago
  > What does fully evolving to big crowds look like? birds, fishes, insects basically some kind of hive mind