In the past we have discussed what the great filter might be.
My hypothesis is that the great filter is humanity in complex systems and reward. Complex systems actually reward dishonesty, cheating and corruption.
Whether you believe in Christianity or are an atheist you can see this in action. Though I believe religion either through smaller populations at the time or Gods message saw this potential.
In a more traditional system the smallest scale of order is the family. Then the community. Within the family dishonesty or cheating is more controlled and punished. Within the community cheating people in business or lying to your neighbors is also punished.
In larger more complex systems the rewards for this behavior shift. I think our founding fathers situationally understood this but also were in a sparsely populated continent. They had a natural decentralization in place and took steps to protect it.
We've seen the war on the family unit for 80 years largely funded by the elites. The Rockefeller foundation and the Ford foundation being principles. The Federal Reserve being a centralizing figure for this stands out also. I am not supposing the groups involved fully understand this concept, more that greed and the success achieved through this corruption of localized morality benefits and consolidates their power.
I am positing that the larger and more complex the system, the more centralized. It begins rewarding behavior that existencially destroys the host.
My hypothesis is that the great filter is humanity in complex systems and reward. Complex systems actually reward dishonesty, cheating and corruption.
Whether you believe in Christianity or are an atheist you can see this in action. Though I believe religion either through smaller populations at the time or Gods message saw this potential.
In a more traditional system the smallest scale of order is the family. Then the community. Within the family dishonesty or cheating is more controlled and punished. Within the community cheating people in business or lying to your neighbors is also punished.
In larger more complex systems the rewards for this behavior shift. I think our founding fathers situationally understood this but also were in a sparsely populated continent. They had a natural decentralization in place and took steps to protect it.
We've seen the war on the family unit for 80 years largely funded by the elites. The Rockefeller foundation and the Ford foundation being principles. The Federal Reserve being a centralizing figure for this stands out also. I am not supposing the groups involved fully understand this concept, more that greed and the success achieved through this corruption of localized morality benefits and consolidates their power.
I am positing that the larger and more complex the system, the more centralized. It begins rewarding behavior that existencially destroys the host.
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