Tag Archives: cooperation

The Singularity

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Ted Howard NZ

What is the Singularity? How do you think it will affect humanity, and what can we do to prepare? [ 22/May/23 ] In mathematics, a singularity is a point at which a function takes an infinite value. In more common … Continue reading →

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Quora – competition – cooperation

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Ted Howard NZ

What if humanity lived as if it were competing with an extraterrestrial civilization instead of competing with each other? [ 27/April/23 ] Wrong question! Try – What if humanity lived as if it understood that competition is only survivable if … Continue reading →

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Agency, cooperation, respect

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 21/March/23 ] Michael Ward,Yeah.We always have far more influences working upon us, at far more levels, than we can possibly deal with consciously, and we all have the ability to create degrees of agency and to take responsibility for … Continue reading →

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Bend Not Break

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Ted Howard NZ

Daniel Schmachtenberger: Bend Not Break Part 5 | The Great Simplification #50 [ 9/February/23 ] I so align with all that both of you say in this series, and I still see a different and essential dimension. Daniel uses the … Continue reading →

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Bridging Real-Time Artificial Collective Superintelligence and Human Mediation

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Bridging Real-Time Artificial Collective Superintelligence and Human Mediation, The Sparse-Update Model [ 31/July/22 ] Great paper. One quibble is on the role of cooperation in evolution. One needs to be able to see the context dependencies of that. It is … Continue reading →

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Rules for Liberty

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Rules for Liberty [ 27/July/22 Dirk Posted Matt Kibbe’s postRules for Liberty Not quite that simple. One more essential rule: If you don’t, and folks that want to take your stuff cooperate, then you lose! [followed by Dirk … “Cooperation … Continue reading →

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Clearest path to global prosperity

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

What is the clearest path to global prosperity? [ 8/June/22 ] A universal understanding of some basic principles of life: 1 That all levels of evolved complexity emerge from and are sustained by cooperation. 2 That any level of competition … Continue reading →

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Solving problems on Earth

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

In your most honest and unbiased opinion, don’t you think we should focus on the problems here on Earth and build a strong foundation before focusing on Mars? [ 5/June/22 ] Yes, but we need to focus on the Moon … Continue reading →

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Is There A Way To Truly Be Comfortable With Death?

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 1/April/22 – not a joke] It’s interesting and complex. I have had the experience of a leading oncologist telling me that there is nothing known to medical science that could increase the probability of my living, and that I … Continue reading →

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Metaverse or real life?

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Ted Howard NZ

Comment on Metaverse comment [ 21/March/22 ] Let’s make sure everyone is fed and housed first! [followed by Walter Lynsdale – …isn’t that orthogonal? …] I get that. And if 50% of the effort that has gone into game development … Continue reading →

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