[FRIAM] The solution to Trump-Biden polarization may be easier (and cheaper) than we think

[Frank Wimberly]

I wonder if there would be dancing in the streets if Trump had won.  Why or
why not?  Because the cities have more Biden voters?  Because there are not
enough people in the smaller towns and cities?

Frank

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Frank C. Wimberly
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On Sat, Nov 7, 2020, 1:19 PM uǝlƃ ↙↙↙ <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes! But I'd argue that an endogenous, dynamic (never mind buzzwords like
> "emergent") control system *is* related to the diversity in the repertoire
> of the components. I can imagine if all components have a huge, high
> diversity repertoire, then stable (endogenous and dynamic) control systems
> may *never* obtain. And if all components have only 1 behavior in their
> repertoire, then the same perfect order will always obtain. But rather than
> a flat, zero friction, edge of chaos sort of thing, there's some
> distribution of repertoire sizes and diversities that results in a large
> space of possible control systems ... and a weird landscape when trying to
> move from one control to another in that space.
>
> I.e. how do those of us with large appetites successfully organize with
> those of us with small appetites? And, importantly, how do we *know* what
> our own (and others') appetite(s) looks like?
>
> On 11/7/20 11:37 AM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
> > 3) A distributed, emergent control system is beside the point and it has
> nothing to do with spatial distribution or sparsity.   The limitation is in
> the ability or opportunity of agents to ingest information and to develop a
> unique value system and set of goals.    If this appetite is missing, then
> things like QAnon and Trump pop up to fill the hole, exploiting a capable
> communication network to reach a large audience that is prone to being led
> by a confident liar.
>
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