I am not really convinced that there is anything it is like to be America, even if there *is* something it’s like to be American. But I do think people end up in mobs and act together as a system. Just not sure that system is conscious. I think the bandwidth needs to be greater for that.
I am not really convinced that there is anything it is like to be America, even if there *is* something it’s like to be American. But I do think people end up in mobs and act together as a system. Just not sure that system is conscious. I think the bandwidth needs to be greater for that.
I think there's a whole discussion to be had about the intersection of a group mind with it's members. Let's take this off the cuff example. Imagine that you're part of a group and the group decides to kick someone out because he's bugging people. If that threshold has been crossed then as a member of the group you can sense that the group as a whole has a negative opinion. It is like something to be part of the group.* The group wants that guy out. Of course as an individual member you may have a more nuanced opinion, or you may be leading the charge, which makes the idea of groupness somewhat tenuous. But there is still an aggregate opinion that manifests as group level tension.
*I think a certain amount of empathy is also required
I am not really convinced that there is anything it is like to be America, even if there *is* something it’s like to be American. But I do think people end up in mobs and act together as a system. Just not sure that system is conscious. I think the bandwidth needs to be greater for that.
I think there's a whole discussion to be had about the intersection of a group mind with it's members. Let's take this off the cuff example. Imagine that you're part of a group and the group decides to kick someone out because he's bugging people. If that threshold has been crossed then as a member of the group you can sense that the group as a whole has a negative opinion. It is like something to be part of the group.* The group wants that guy out. Of course as an individual member you may have a more nuanced opinion, or you may be leading the charge, which makes the idea of groupness somewhat tenuous. But there is still an aggregate opinion that manifests as group level tension.
*I think a certain amount of empathy is also required