No kind of organization is likely to work unless there is a widespread understanding that a new relationship with knowledge is needed, and that a failure to adapt to the new information environment will likely lead to great suffering for those we love. If such a widespread understanding and consensus can be developed, then effective management methods should follow naturally.Philohof wrote:I would like to know how you would propose to organize the "limiation of knowledge development"?
Unfortunately, our "more is better" relationship with knowledge has been with us since the dawn of time, and has delivered great benefits. So it seems unlikely a consensus for change can be constructed just from rational dialog. It's probably going to take some kind of historic calamity on the scale of say, a nuclear war between India and Pakistan, or something like that.
I heard a NPR story the other day about a breakthrough in genetic engineering that is apparently a game changer. One scientist said it's ten times better than the current gene editing tools. So, how do you feel about your next door neighbor creating new life forms in his garage?
I don't have a magic solution, I just hope more folks might be talking about this. Talking is unlikely to be enough, but we should be doing what we can. To me, the practical question is, what kind of language and explanations could make this understandable to the largest number of people?
The basic equation is simple. Knowledge and thus power grows exponentially, while wisdom and judgement grows incrementally at best. Over time, the gap between the two grows wider, wider, wider. We are ever more like the eleven year old boy who has just been given the keys to the car, a case of booze, and a loaded handgun.
I've tried words like the above a thousand times. They never work. Hopefully others can do better. Wanna give it a shot?