Yep...our society has its own brain. We’ll call it the “society brain.” The fact that each day isn’t utter chaos with 8 billion humans implies that there is some stabilizing force at play. This force is not like your brain and it’s not like my brain. The society brain is a complex incentive system that influences our behavior.
The economy seems to have a clear operating framework of "more," right? The economy doesn't concern itself with environmental well-being (as one example), that's society brain getting involved.
Society at the moment seems to gravitate towards a framework of popularity and lesser evils. Those officials are elected on the premise of moving society into a direction which, if agreed upon by the most number of people, is put into motion. While campaigning, the narrative is traditionally "better" but always ends up being "less bad" due to slowness of progress and inefficiency of government.
One would then think - government reflects the societal direction the highest percentage of the population is interested in but is clearly an imperfect system as dynamic candidates with stances that aren't endorsed by one party aren't elected.
Love the brain metaphor!
The economy seems to have a clear operating framework of "more," right? The economy doesn't concern itself with environmental well-being (as one example), that's society brain getting involved.
Society at the moment seems to gravitate towards a framework of popularity and lesser evils. Those officials are elected on the premise of moving society into a direction which, if agreed upon by the most number of people, is put into motion. While campaigning, the narrative is traditionally "better" but always ends up being "less bad" due to slowness of progress and inefficiency of government.
One would then think - government reflects the societal direction the highest percentage of the population is interested in but is clearly an imperfect system as dynamic candidates with stances that aren't endorsed by one party aren't elected.
Really good post. Brain metaphor is excellent.