RE: The Law of Force/was Re: Socialism, again

From: Eugen Leitl (eugen@leitl.org)
Date: Tue Nov 12 2002 - 17:51:35 MST


On Tue, 12 Nov 2002, Rafal Smigrodzki wrote:

> I don't think it's possible to build a stable anarchy (stable over more than
> one generation in the presence of aggressive neighbors) but a minarchy might
> be possible, especially if the average IQ reaches levels equivalent to
> today's 140's (is this the kind of change you were talking about?)

I don't think IQ is the right metric, but smarter agents sure result in a)
progressively more benign cooperation b) realization of value of grassroot
action synchronization. It only gets better if there are more interaction
iterations, so longevity is a big plus.

I don't think Mensa people need apply, though.



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