From: Greg Jordan (jordan@chuma.cas.usf.edu)
Date: Fri Mar 21 2003 - 08:47:43 MST
On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Anders Sandberg wrote:
> For example, even without magical tech we could get some rather sweeping
> changes if at least part of the population become fluid "smart mobs"
> empowered by wireless communications and google. That in turn could
> introduce complex stresses between the "fluid" and "crystalized" parts
> of society which could express themselves in far more ways than "group A
> oppresses group B" or "group A takes over from group B". And so on.
>
> The fun part of scenario planning is to figure out these second order
> effects. They might not come true, but they help us understand those
> non-intuitive feedbacks and evolutionary phenomena that surprise most
> planners.
Anywhere we can go for more information on "smart mobs" and
"scenario" making?
gej
resourcesoftheworld.org
jordan@chuma.cas.usf.edu
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