Rational collectivities form through imperfect local commitment, not achieved perfection.
Evidence
There is no more urgent task on this hell planet than the production of rational collectivities. … These are not fascist gangs with “leaders”. Nor are they perfectly functioning neurobotic Spinozist networks. No, but they can be on the way to this latter, if there is a commitment amongst the collective to a STARTING FROM WHERE YOU ARE. … Demanding perfection before you are prepared to commit is Prog Tech SF. Starting to build a way out of hell HERE, NOW is kyberpunk. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 2369
Categorization
- DEFINE: Defines ‘kyberpunk’ against ‘Prog Tech SF’ — the distinction between acting imperfectly now versus demanding prior perfection.
- SEED: The kyberpunk vs Prog Tech SF distinction could anchor an essay on how revolutionary action differs from speculative waiting.
- XREF: connects to: High stakes and good intentions do not overcome commons coordination failures; Mutually beneficial cooperation often fails to arise among rational individuals — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 2690; Public commitment makes future fulfillment costly to renege on by invoking present social constraints (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- High stakes and good intentions do not overcome commons coordination failures
#corroborates(0.85) - Collective effort itself, not a found solution, creates self-governance.
#expands(0.85) — The Friends of Attention, Attensity!, 361 - Mutually beneficial cooperation often fails to arise among rational individuals
#corroborates(0.80) — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 2690 - Public commitment makes future fulfillment costly to renege on by invoking present social constraints
#exemplifies(0.78) - The appearance of social contract arises from evolved mutualistic obligation, not real agreement.
#corroborates(0.75) — Nicolas Baumard, A mutualistic approach to morality, 83 - Egoistic micro-motivation lacks momentum from one act of cooperation to the next.
#corroborates(0.75) — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 199 - Cooperation is often rational gambling on typical trustworthiness, not chosen trust.
#qualifies(0.72)